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Churriaca

Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Barium-Barite
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  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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005080
MRDS ID AR13064
Record type Site
Current site name Churriaca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.16614, -37.83919 (WGS84)
Elevation 900
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 52 KM S 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
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Sedimentary Formations
    Rock description Sedimentary Formations
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.16614, -37.83919
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Mula Nau Nauco Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 50-70
    Length 150M
    Width 0.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • FORMATION CONSISTS OF SHALES, SANDSTONES, MARLS, AND LIMESTONES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ba

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Togon Cia Minera E Industrial Srl.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LARGELY EXHAUSTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1976, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION PATAGONIA-CONAHUE: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 17, P. 41

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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

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