Don Oscar Virginia

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Iron, Manganese
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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101054
MRDS ID AR13032
Record type Site
Current site name Don Oscar Virginia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.48281, -37.41418 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 25 KM WSW OF CHOS-MALAL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FOR MANUFACTURE, CEMENTERA PATAGONIA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Limonite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Sandstones;Limestones
    Rock description Sandstones;Limestones

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.48281, -37.41418

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folded

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1974-1981+

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION D INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 269

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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