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La Sorpresa

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Strontium
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005076
MRDS ID AR13057
Record type Site
Current site name La Sorpresa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.2064, -38.5842 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 36 KM NW OF ZAPALA.

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Celestite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.2064, -38.5842
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LAMINAR'
    Strike E-W
    Dip 39 N
    Thickness 5M
    Length 250M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithologic

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 250M
    Overall depth 10M

Comments on development

  • 1500 M W IS ANOTHER PROSPECT ABOUT 400 M LONG OF A SIMILAR NATURE, BUT MADE UP OF A MIXTURE OF CELESTITE, GYPSUM, AND CALCITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1976, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION PATAGONIA-CONAHUE: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 17, P.

  • Deposit

    LAMBERT, L.R., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGIA DE LA HOJA 35B, ZAPALA; BUENOS AIRES, DNM BOL. 83, P. 86-87.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT OF GYPSUM BY CELESTITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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