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Tres Morritos Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10094151
MRDS ID AR15001
Record type Site
Current site name Tres Morritos Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -64.8229, -24.2872 (WGS84)
Relative position 27 KM SE OF CAFAYATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • BY THE PUESTO VIEJO BETWEEN THE QUEBRADA DE PUESTO VIEJO IN THE NORTH AND THE QUEBRADA DE LAS ARCAS IN THE SOUTH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Tolombon Formation
    Rock description Tolombon Formation

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -64.8229, -24.2872
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 177 P.43

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NODULES OF MALACHITE IN SANDSTONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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

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