Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  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 10004487
MRDS ID AR08113
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Alternate or previous names May Be Corral Blanco As Labeled On Geologic Map

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.57721, -22.17643 (WGS84)
Elevation 3550
Relative position 9 KM S OF LA QUIACA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • MIDWAY BETWEEN QUEBRADA DE TORO ARA ON THE WEST AND QUEBRADA DE SANJANA ON THE EAST

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 > Shale
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.57721, -22.17643

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • FEW SMALL WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 78

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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