Los Robertos

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Strontium, Barium-Barite
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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099531
MRDS ID TC40471
Record type Site
Current site name Los Robertos
Alternate or previous names Grupo La Mabel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.9614, -37.94419 (WGS84)
Elevation 900
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 45 KM SSE OF CHOS MALAL., Acc To 2 Min., Acc To 2 Min., Acc To 2 Min.

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
Strontium Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PURITY UNKNOWN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Celestite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Mulichincos Formation;Agrio Formation, Troncos Member;Rayoso Formation
    Rock description Mulichincos Formation;Agrio Formation, Troncos Member;Rayoso Formation
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Huitrin Formation
    Rock description Huitrin Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.9614, -37.94419

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Tight Syncline.

Ore body information

  • Strike NNW
    Dip 52-65NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA MABEL AND LOS ROBERTOS ARE LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF SYNCLINE NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN FORMATIONS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 100M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: STEEP INCLINATION AND NARROW WIDTH MAKE IT UNECONOMIC, REQUIRING UNDERGROUND MINING, VERY SMALL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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