Jorge I and Ii Mine

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Mica, Feldspar
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094141
MRDS ID AR10165
Record type Site
Current site name Jorge I and Ii Mine
Alternate or previous names Santa Clara, Amparo, Santa Rosa, El Conde, Santa Cecilia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.2678, -29.02052 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 KM NW OF VILLA CASTELLI

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

  • W BENCH OF RIO VINCHINA, IN RINCON DE LA PENA ROSADA, IN S PORTION OF CERRO ASPERECITO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.2678, -29.02052

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NNW-SSE
    Dip 80SW
    Length 100M
    Width 70M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Asperecito

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jorge Ceballos

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, PP. 109-110. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA, 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. DE ALBA, E., 1953, DNGM, BOL. 82, (MAP)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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