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La Tapada Prospect

Prospect in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096805
MRDS ID AR08216
Record type Site
Current site name La Tapada Prospect
Alternate or previous names Tapada
Related records 10004566, 10004567, 10004584, 10096803, 10096806, 10096808, 10004565, 10096802, 10100597

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.69415, -23.22641 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • 3 KM S10W OF EL AGUILAR MINE, CONSISTS OF SIX PERTENENCIAS (36HA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) 2 Km From Granite/Quartzite Contact

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 208
USGS model code 31a
Deposit model name Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 13

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Aguilar Granite
    Rock description Aguilar Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.69415, -23.22641
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description On E Flank Of Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De Aguilar

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Minera Aguilar Sa

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA, REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, 1973 GEMMELL, JB, ET AL, 1993, GENESIS OF THE AGUILAR ZINC-LEAD-SILVER DEPOSIT, ARGENTINA; ECON. GEOL. V.87; P. 2085-2112

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Sow, Thierno 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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