Pyrophyllite Deposit

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Pyrophyllite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001280
MRDS ID TC00617
Record type District
Current site name Pyrophyllite Deposit
Alternate or previous names Juanita Del Puerto, Hercules, Antarctica, Delina, San Lorenzo, Daniel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.91616, -29.26415 (WGS84)
Relative position ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pyrophyllite Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) HYDROTHERMAL
  • (Local) SILICIFICATION
  • (Local) SERICITIZATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.91616, -29.26415

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner PADRON MINERO
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: BUENOS AIRES, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERA, 196 P.

Beyond USGS

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