La Chilca Occurrence

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Mineral Pigments

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10004758
MRDS ID	AR10158
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Chilca Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-67.85556, -29.61634 (WGS84)
Relative position	25 KM WSW OF PAGANCILLO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Argentina	La Rioja

Comments on the location information

FEW KM N OF RIO MEDANOS

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mineral Pigments	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-67.85556, -29.61634	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR10158

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-1993	Sow, Thierno	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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