Maria Teresa

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Strontium, Barium-Barite
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 10065309
MRDS ID TC40462
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Teresa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.96557, -37.88335 (WGS84)
Elevation 805
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Strontium Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Celestite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Huitrin Formation
    Rock description Huitrin Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.96557, -37.88335

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years EARLY 1940'S.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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