Unnamed Mine

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Mica
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100612
MRDS ID AR15002
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mine
Alternate or previous names May Be Filo De Las Aguadas As Labeled On Geologic Map.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -64.8229, -24.2872 (WGS84)
Relative position 16 KM W 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

  • MIDWAY BETWEEN THE RIO YACOCHUYA ON THE NORTH AND THE RIO MISHI ON THE SOUTH ON CERRO THRES RIOS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -64.8229, -24.2872

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL.177 P.43

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROBABLY A QUARTZ-MICA PEGMATITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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