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Rodeo

Past Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Aluminum, Magnesite
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097674
MRDS ID AR16126
Record type Site
Current site name Rodeo
Alternate or previous names Cuesta Del Viento

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.01615, -30.18079 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM E OF RODEO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • 60 KM NW OF RODEO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Magnesite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 2-6% ALSO4

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alunite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Yerba Loca Formation;Basalt
    Rock description Yerba Loca Formation;Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.01615, -30.18079
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Zones Most Distrubed Tectonically Are Richest In Sulfates

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT LOCATED ON CONTACT BETWEEN BASALT & FM YERBA LOCA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

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. 130-136. FURQUE, GUILLERMO, 1979, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 18 C, JACHAL, PROV. DE SAN JUAN: SERV. GEOL., NAC. BOL. 164, BUENOS AIRES, P. 64-68

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Venable, Margaret 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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