Rio Colorado Group

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Sodium, Potassium
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056547
MRDS ID TC00592
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Colorado Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.08277, -36.9475 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR COLORADO RIVER BETWEEN SIERRA DE REYES AND CHACHAHUEN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE IN SUMMER. LOCATION GIVEN AS WITHIN 35S TO 35-30S AND 70W TO 70-45W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Potassium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.08277, -36.9475

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minera Tea S. A.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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