Sierra De Velasco

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar, Quartz
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023513
MRDS ID I000518
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra De Velasco
Alternate or previous names La Rioja

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.99942, -28.99744 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • PEGMATITES ARE IN THE SIERRA DE VELASCO, WEST OF THE TOWN OF LA RIOJA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Feldspar Secondary
Quartz Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Microcline Ore
Quartz Ore
Muscovite Gangue
Topaz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.99942, -28.99744

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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