Senguel Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodity Mica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10005281
MRDS ID AR15079
Record type Site
Current site name Senguel Prospect
Alternate or previous names Singuel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.83528, -24.83249 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Microcline Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 39
USGS model code 13f
Deposit model name Mica pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Oire Formation
    Rock description Oire Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.83528, -24.83249

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA MOJA 7C - NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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