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Tres Tetas Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094155
MRDS ID AR15094
Record type Site
Current site name Tres Tetas Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.29722, -24.88305 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position 48KM S50E OF SIJES

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

  • ON S SIDE OF QUEBRADA DE LAS CONCHAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Columbite Ore
Tantalite Ore
Albite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 41
USGS model code 13h
Deposit model name Complex/zoned pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Cachi Formation
    Rock description Cachi Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.29722, -24.88305
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Thickness 5M
    Length 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Quemado

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 WORKINGS ON TNE PEGMATITE VEIN, TWO WORKINGS ON A SECOND PEGMATITE VEIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA MOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78 ANGELELLI, V, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, CIC, P. 204-205

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PEGMATITE ALONG TRONOUJEMITE-ECTINITE CONTACT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Kr 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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