La Viquita

Occurrence in San Luis, Argentina with commodity Lithium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024751
MRDS ID ISM0498
Record type Site
Current site name La Viquita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.24936, -32.74744 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Luis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Basamento Cristalino
    Rock description Basamento Cristalino;Basamento Cristalino;Basamento Cristalino
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.24936, -32.74744

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI,V.,1984:YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA,VOL.1,P303-325, --PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES,COMISION INVEST,CIENT.,LA PLATA,1984.

  • Deposit

    HERRERA,A.O.,1963:LAS PEGMATITAS DE LA SERRA DE SAN LUIS. --REVISTA ASOC.GEOL.ARGENTINA;VOL.18,NO.1+2,P.43-71

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1987 Anstett, Terrance F. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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