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La Armonia, La Paraguaya

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Graphite
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090322
MRDS ID AR11146
Record type Site
Current site name La Armonia, La Paraguaya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.77445, -34.50997 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 40 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAN RAFAEL.

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

  • HEAD OF ARROYOEL SALVADOR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Graphite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Serie De La Horqueta;Agua De La Chilena
    Rock description Serie De La Horqueta;Agua De La Chilena

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.77445, -34.50997
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Brecciation Along Bedding Plane-Fault.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 W
    Dip 30
    Plunge direction S
    Thickness 26M
    Length 190M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 12

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DESSARTI, R. N., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGIA DE LA HOJA 27C- CERRO DIAMANTE; DNM BOL. 85, P. 58-59

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAPHITE IS LOW QUALITY,4-15 WEIGHT%, BUT THE GROUND UP GANGUE IS GOOD QUALITY REFRACTORY MATERIAL. CARBON WAS PROBABLY DRIVEN OFF OF CARBON ACEOUS SEDIMENTS BY HEAT FROM INTRUSIVE, AND RECONCENTRATEDI IN BRECCIA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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