Huaco Xxii Occurrence

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Beryllium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004842
MRDS ID AR10282
Record type Site
Current site name Huaco Xxii Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.0936, -29.33023 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 KM WSW OF SANAGASTA.

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

  • IN SIERRA DE VELASCO IN THE VICINITY OF CUMBRE DE YACUCHIRI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.0936, -29.33023

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    E. DE ALBA, 1979, DNGM BOL. 163; (MAP).

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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