Reflejos Del Mar

Occurrence in Catamarca, 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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024757
MRDS ID ISM0506
Record type Site
Current site name Reflejos Del Mar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.4494, -28.44745 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LITHIUM

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) -65.4494, -28.44745

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().

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.,1964: LAS PEGMATITAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE CATAMARCA;ESTRUCTURA INTERNA,MINERALOGIA Y GENESIS.--REVIST.ASOC.GEOL.ARGENT.,VOL19,NO.1,P.35-56

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1987 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

Beyond USGS

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