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Novillo Muerto

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Nickel, Copper, PGE
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  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061551
MRDS ID TC34462
Record type Site
Current site name Novillo Muerto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.41087, -33.40802 (WGS84)
Relative position 28 KM WSW OF TUPUNGATO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR ARROYO BARRAQUERO AND ARROYO NOVILLO MUERTO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
PGE Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Millerite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result 6 SAMPLES OF HARZBURGITE: 5.5, 3.8, 6.7, 3.7, 3.9, 2 PPB PT
Result 1.9, 3.1, 5.0, 1.0, 2.0, 0.8 PPB PD
Result 1.1, 0.7, 0.9, 1.0, 0.8, 0.5, PPB PD
Result 1.1, 0.7, 0.9, 1.0, 0.8, 0.5 PPB RH
Result 7.9, 4.5, 6.6, 8.8, 7.0, 3.2 PPB RU
Result 3.3, 2.1, 2.6, 3.4, 3.1, 1.0 PPB IR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.41087, -33.40802
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • METAMORPHOSED DUNITE, HARZBURGITE, WHERLITE, PERIDOTITE; BODY IS FOLDED; EMPLACED TECTONICALLY (PART OF ORIGINAL EMPLACEMENT FAULT SHEAR ZONE PRESERVED) BEFORE DEFORMATION AND METAMORPHISM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • FEW PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAGE, N.J., FIELD EXAMINATION, MAY 1993.

  • Deposit

    VILLAR, L.M., SEGAL, S.J., AND PAGE, N.J., 1991, PRESENCIA DE PLATINOIDES EN LA FRANJA MAFICO ULTRAMAFICO DE LA CORDILLERA FRONTAL DE MENDOZA, ARGENTINA. SU SIGNIFICADO: 6TH CONGRESO GEOLOGICO DE CHILE, ACTAS, RESUMENES EXPANDIDOS, V. 1, P. 688-692.

  • Deposit

    VILLAR, L.M., DONNARI, E., AND MEYER, H., 1982, RECONSIDERACIONES GEOLOGICAS SOBRE EL COMPLEJO ULTRABASICO DE NOVILLO MUERTO Y SU MINERALIZACION ASOCIADA, CORDILLERA FRONTAL DE MENDOZA, ARGENTINA: QUINTO CONGRESO LATINO-AMERICANO DE GEOLOGIA, ARGENTINA, ACTAS, II, P. 173-183.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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