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Estancia La Blanca

Occurrence in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090323
MRDS ID AR13045
Record type Site
Current site name Estancia La Blanca
Alternate or previous names Estancia Plantey

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.44944, -38.53086 (WGS84)
Relative position IMMEDIATELY WEST OF PASO DE LOS INDIOS, 50 KM NNW OF PLAZA HUINCUL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Grupo Rayoso
    Rock description Grupo Rayoso
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.44944, -38.53086
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Length 80M
    Width 40M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SILICIFIED WOOD WITH IMPREGNATIONS OF CHRYSOCOLLA. NEAR HORIZONTAL STRATA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • OTHER SHOWINGS IN AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 177.

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ, AGUILAR, R., 1945, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE ARENISCAS CUPRIFERAS DEL NEUQUEN, BUENOS AIRES, DIRECCION DE MINAS GEOLOGIA E HIDROGEOLOGIA, BOLETIN NO. 58, P. 4-7.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIMITED SAMPLING INDICATES 2.13% CU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 30-MAY-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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