Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodity Bismuth
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005290
MRDS ID AR15091
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.31611, -24.83499 (WGS84)
Relative position 44 KM S56E OF SIJES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • JUST S OF SANTA ELENA MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Bismutite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Copalayo Formation
    Rock description Copalayo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.31611, -24.83499

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAY BE IN A CORDIERITE SCHIST CONTACT METAMORPHIC ZONE, POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPLEX/ZONED PEGMATITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Quemado

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA MOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78 ANGELELLI, V, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, CIC, P. 204-205 DNGM ANALES 20

  • 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.