1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Bienvenida, San Eduardo

Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Barium-Barite, Strontium
Map
XML
JSON
KML
C
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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005082
MRDS ID AR13066
Record type Site
Current site name Bienvenida, San Eduardo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.3328, -37.71419 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 38 KM S OF CHOS-MALAL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Comments on the location information

  • LA BIENVENIDA IS 500 M SOUTH OF SAN EDUARDO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Strontium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Analytical data

Result 2 SAMPLES AVERAGED 84.4% BASO4, 1.65% SRSO4, 0.35% CACO3, 5.6% SIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Sedimentary Rocks
    Rock description Sedimentary Rocks

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.3328, -37.71419
ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSOID
    Strike N 70 W
    Dip 25-40 SW
    Length 90M
    Width 6M

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARITE MINERALIZATION IS CONCORDANT WITH ANDESITE WHICH FORMS THE HANGING WALL. FORMATION CONSISTS OF FLIMESTONE, MARL, SANDSTONE AND CLAYSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sr. Jose Vigurria

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. 40

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA FOR SAN EDUARDO.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site