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Selva Mine

Past Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101043
MRDS ID AR01068
Record type Site
Current site name Selva Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.74941, -28.12939 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Relative position 2 KM NE OF LA PUERTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • ON SIERRA DE GRACIANA NEAR THE BOUNDARY OF AMBATO AND PACLIN DEPTOS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 39
USGS model code 13f
Deposit model name Mica pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.74941, -28.12939
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NNW
    Dip VERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures (Dykes)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De Graciana

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VO. 20, P. 104. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. BONORINO, F.G., 1978, DNGM BOL. 160, P. 70-71

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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