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Santa Elena

Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Strontium, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065302
MRDS ID TC40454
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Elena
Alternate or previous names Grupo La Cecilia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.99529, -37.81252 (WGS84)
Elevation 900
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 60 KM SE OF CHOS MALAL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Comments on the location information

  • CENTRAL POINT FOR CECILIA-BLANCO-GRACIELA CLUSTER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Strontium Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ALMOST PURE CELESTITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Celestite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Small Faults "Remobilize" The Original Deposit And Result In Secondary Enrichment Of Barite Relative To Celestite.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Mulichinco Formation;Agrio Formation
    Rock description Mulichinco Formation;Agrio Formation
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Huitrin Formation
    Rock description Huitrin Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.99529, -37.81252
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 3-10E
    Thickness 3M
    Length 10000M
    Width 500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Continental

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MOST IMPORTANT SR-BA DEPOSIT ON SHEET 33C.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GYPSUM BEDS GRADE INTO CELESTITE-DOLOMITE ZEBRA LAYERING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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