El Pichao Mines

Producer in Tucuman, 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. 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005617
MRDS ID AR22001
Record type Site
Current site name El Pichao Mines
Alternate or previous names El Pichao, Cureva De Bazan, Alto Del Cazadero

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -65.37784, -26.94134 (WGS84)
Relative position 33 KM SSW OF CAFAYATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tucuman(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Tucuman

Comments on the location information

  • BY THE RIO PICHAO ON THE CAMPO DE LA GALLINA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -65.37784, -26.94134

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Pichao

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL.177 P.43

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEETS OF MICA 20-30 CM THICK WITH IN A QUARTZ-MICA PEGMATITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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