Amolanas

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094142
MRDS ID AR10210
Record type Site
Current site name Amolanas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.9039, -28.18857 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM NE OF LA CIENAGA.

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

  • IN SIERRA DE FATIMA, E OF RIO GRANDE VALLE HERMOSO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Suri Formation
    Rock description Suri Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.9039, -28.18857

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip VERTICAL
    Length 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE TRENCHES 1-12 CM LONG, 8 M DEEP, ALONG STRIKE OF VEIN, TUNNEL, STOPE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA.

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 496.

  • Deposit

    MAISONAVE, H.M., 1975; BOL 162, DNGM.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GALENA IN SHOOTS 1-10 CM WIDE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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