Santa Teresa

Occurrence in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Barium-Barite, Strontium
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096109
MRDS ID TC40458
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Teresa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.07446, -38.28336 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 45 KM NE OF LAS LAJAS.

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

  • COORDINATES FOR SANTA ANA AND SANTA TERESA, OTHERS ARE 2 KM EAST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Strontium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Celestite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Huitrin Formation
    Rock description Huitrin Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.07446, -38.28336

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bajada Del Agrio

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO, PROVINCIA DEL NEUQUEN, 1970-1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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