| Deposit ID | 10056623 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC00675 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mono Abra Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.08275, -22.2642 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 160 KM SE OF LA QUIACA, 16 KM SSW OF SANTA VICTORIA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF BARITE: 4 TO 4.21 |
|---|
| Model code | 181 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27e |
| Deposit model name | Disseminated Sb |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Acoite Formation | ||
| Rock description | Acoite Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -65.08275, -22.2642 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Multiple Imbricate Thrust Sheets With Subsidiary Folding |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 800M |
| Width | 10M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Santa Victoria |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Geberovich Hermanos |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC00675 |
DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES
SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: BUENOS AIRES, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERA, ANALES XX, 196 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 VEINS: VEIN 1 IS 200 M WITH A STRIKE OF N 70 TO 73 E AND DIP OF 55 S TO SUBVERTICAL, VEIN 2 HAS A DIP OF N 58 E AND DIP TO SE WITH A LENGTH OF 800 M AND WIDTH OF 7 M, VEIN 3 IS 800 M LONG AND 2 M WIDE AND HAS A STRIKE OF N 60 E AND A DIP TO THE SE; VEIN 4 IS 800 M BY 10 M |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1991 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.