Patquia Viejo Gypsum Deposit

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056573
MRDS ID TC00622
Record type Site
Current site name Patquia Viejo Gypsum Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.98276, -30.13078 (WGS84)
Relative position WSW OF PAPQUIA VIEJO

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

  • ACCESS BY PROVINCIAL ROUTE 27

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOOD REFRACTORY QUALITIES, HIGH AL2O3 CONTENT

Analytical data

Result FIBERS 1-2 CM, WHITE, MEDIUM GRAINED

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Los Chivatos
    Rock description Los Chivatos

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.98276, -30.13078

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATAFORM
    Thickness 1.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Patquia Viejo

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1,500,000 T MEASURED, 5,000,000 ESTIMATED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1982, LOS YACIMIENTOS NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: BUENOS AIRES, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERA, 196 P.

  • 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.