Don Luis, Llao Llao, Silvina

Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Strontium
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005083
MRDS ID AR13068
Record type Site
Current site name Don Luis, Llao Llao, Silvina
Alternate or previous names La Cotita?

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.16613, -38.58086 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 37 KM N 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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.16613, -38.58086

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithologic

Comments on the geologic information

  • 4 KM EAST OF LA SORPRESA, PROBABLY SAME TYPE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALOGENIC MAP OF PROVINCIA DE NEUQUEN.

  • Deposit

    LAMBERT, L.R., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 35B, ZAPALA; BUENOS AIRES, DNM BOL. 83, MAP.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.