La Graciela

Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Strontium, Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107192
MRDS ID TC40453
Record type Site
Current site name La Graciela
Alternate or previous names Grupo La Cecilia
Related records 10065303

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.99529, -37.83085 (WGS84)
Elevation 900
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 60 KM SE 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
Strontium Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Celestite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Small Faults "Remobilize" The Original Deposit And Result In Secondary Enrichmnet Of Barite Relative To Celestite.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Mulichinco Formation;Agrio Formation
    Rock description Mulichinco Formation;Agrio Formation
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Huitrin Formation
    Rock description Huitrin Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.99529, -37.83085

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 3-10E
    Thickness 3M
    Length 10000M
    Width 500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania-Minera Continental

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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