Maria Elena

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodity Halite
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094975
MRDS ID I009001
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Elena
Alternate or previous names San Justo, Santa Monica

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.97029, -24.41694 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est, May Be Up To 30 Seconds Incorrect.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.97029, -24.41694

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salar De Pocitos O Quiron

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-93 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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