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Amana - Talampaya Barite and Fluorite Deposit

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056570
MRDS ID TC00618
Record type Site
Current site name Amana - Talampaya Barite and Fluorite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.58277, -29.89745 (WGS84)
Relative position 150 KM NW OF PATQUIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE (NATIONAL ROUTE 60)
  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE FROM KM 114 OF PROVINCIAL ROUTE 26, THEN GOING NE SOME 40 KM. TO THE DEPOSIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ADEQUATE FOR FILTERING, INSULATING MATERIAL

Analytical data

Result 15-80% BARITE, 10-30% FLUORITE, 10-60% CALCITE 10-15% QUARTZ

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.58277, -29.89745
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 6M
    Length 1600M
    Width 30M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN 500,000 T

Comments on development

  • STUDIES BETWEEN 1947-1955 BY BANCO INDUSTRIAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA; STUDIED BY VALANIA IN 1969

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: BUENOS AIRES, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, 196 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 9 VEINS IN A 500 HA AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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