Quebrada El Salto Prospect

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Lead
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094136
MRDS ID AR10058
Record type Site
Current site name Quebrada El Salto Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.59945, -28.71413 (WGS84)
Elevation 1950
Relative position 5 KM SE OF ANGULOS

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

  • WESTERN FLANK OF CADENA PAIMAN, ON QUEBRADA PAIMAN, 1 KM E OF RUTA NACIONAL # 40.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.59945, -28.71413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION PROBABLY RELATED TO MPAL DIKES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, P. 84

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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