La India

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004980
MRDS ID AR11181
Record type Site
Current site name La India

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.90501, -34.59469 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 50 KM WEST OF SAN RAFAEL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG ARROYO IMPERIAL, TRIBUTARY OF RIO DIAMANTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Clay Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinization And Prophyllitization.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.90501, -34.59469

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 60 E
    Dip 65 SE
    Width 2.45M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 9

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DESSARTI, R. N., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 27C- CERRO DIAMANTE; BUENOS AIRES, DIRECCION NAC. DE MINERIA, BOL. 85, P. 60

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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