Ruth Estela

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005575
MRDS ID AR16121
Record type Site
Current site name Ruth Estela
Alternate or previous names Ruth Stella

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.2661, -31.36412 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM NE OF MARAYES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • EAST FLANK OF SIERRA DE LA HUERTA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RICH SECTORS AROUND 70% CAF2 & 25% SIO2

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Chalcedony Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicificaiton & Shloritization Of Hostrock

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.2661, -31.36412

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike NW
    Dip 70 NE
    Length 365M
    Width 7.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1956-PRESENT ?

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: FROM 1964-1968 ORE WITH GRADE OF 60% CAF2 & 30% SIO2 TREATED IN FLOATATION PLANT IN SAN JUAN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 105

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI 1980, P. 105.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRAGMENTS OF SCHIST INCORPORATED IN VEIN

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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