Carrizal

Occurrence in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Uranium
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094171
MRDS ID AR16111
Record type Site
Current site name Carrizal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.16616, -29.91413 (WGS84)
Relative position 25 KM N OF RODEO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 0.2-0.7 %0 U3O8

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pitchblende Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Volcan Formation
    Rock description Volcan Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.16616, -29.91413

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip NEAR VERTICAL
    Length 200M
    Width 1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • DRILL HOLES HAVE CONFIRMED THAT MINERALIZATION EXTENDS TO AT LEAST 30 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGETINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, P. 597

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA FOR CARNIZAL I SECTOR

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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