Juan Carlos

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Lithium
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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024745
MRDS ID ISM0491
Record type Site
Current site name Juan Carlos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.46607, -28.48078 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Basamento Cristalino
    Rock description Basamento Cristalino;Basamento Cristalino;Basamento Cristalino
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.46607, -28.48078

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI,V.,1984:YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA,VOL.1,P303-325, --PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES,COMISION INVEST,CIENT.,LA PLATA,1984.

  • Deposit

    HERRERA,A.O.,1964: LAS PEGMATITAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE CATAMARCA;ESTRUCTURA INTERNA,MINERALOGIA Y GENESIS.--REVIST.ASOC.GEOL.ARGENT.,VOL.19,NO.1,P.35-56

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1987 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

Beyond USGS

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