Cerro Valdivia

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005577
MRDS ID AR16124
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Valdivia
Alternate or previous names Amalia, Rosita, Fransisco Javier

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.53279, -31.84745 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM S. 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

Comments on the location information

  • 15 KM S. FROM R.R. STATION AT LA RINCONADA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.53279, -31.84745

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1942-?

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Period 1942-1970'S ?
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Garnet Abrasives 50wt-pct

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MATERIAL WAS GROUND, CONCENTRATED & CLASSIFIED, WITH ENRICHMENT UP TO 50% IN PLANT IN LA RINCONADA, 15 KM N.

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.