Horacio

Past Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Garnet
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005576
MRDS ID AR16123
Record type Site
Current site name Horacio
Alternate or previous names Ines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.83277, -31.59745 (WGS84)
Relative position 65 KM E OF SAN JUAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 15% ALMANDINE IN SCHIST

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Rock unit name Metamorphic Complex Of E. Sector Of Sierra Pie De Palo
    Rock description Metamorphic Complex Of E. Sector Of Sierra Pie De Palo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.83277, -31.59745

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 50-55SE
    Length 200M
    Width 35M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name #12

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 140000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Garnet Abr_G 10 wt-pct Abrasives Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.