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Achalay Prospect

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094137
MRDS ID AR10064
Record type Site
Current site name Achalay Prospect
Alternate or previous names San Nicolas, Santo Domingo I-Ii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.03333, -28.51412 (WGS84)
Elevation 2400
Relative position 11 KM E OF SURIYACU

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

  • ON EASTERN FLANK OF SIERRA DE VELASCO ALONG THE QUEBRADA PUESTO DEL MEDIO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.03333, -28.51412
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45-55W
    Dip 50SW
    Thickness 1M
    Width 0.15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mariano De La Vega

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS

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. 76

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PEGMATITES ARE 0.5-1 M WIDE, QUARTZ VEINS 5-15 CM WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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