Elsiren

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum, Tungsten
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097647
MRDS ID AR11167
Record type Site
Current site name Elsiren

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.29943, -36.08081 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 KM NORTHEAST OF LA ESCONDIDA, 140 KM SOUTHEAST OF MALARGUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Chalcedony Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.29943, -36.08081

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 75-85 NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name 9

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19,P. 100

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PARAGENESIS: 1) QUARTZ- MOLYBDENUM VEINS, E-W AND N-S - THE LARGEST IS 500 M LONG, 0.14 M WIDE. 2) FLUORITE- CHALCEDONY VEINS (4 OF THEM)- NE STRIKE, 75-85 NW DIP (MINED). 3) QUARTZ-FLUORITE WITH MN AND FE OXIDES- NW-SE STRIKE, ALSO QTZ-FE OXIDE VEINS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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