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Luthema, Monteagudo

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Barium-Barite, Strontium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107570
MRDS ID AR11142
Record type Site
Current site name Luthema, Monteagudo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.91614, -36.46417 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 KM WEST OF MECHANQUIL, 120 KM SOUTH OF MALARGUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • MONTEAGUDO 500 M WEST OF LUTHEMA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Strontium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FOR PETROLEUM DRILLING.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Celestite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Tertiary Andesite Series
    Rock description Tertiary Andesite Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Auqulca-Gypsum
    Rock description Auqulca-Gypsum

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.91614, -36.46417
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50-70 E
    Dip SUBHORIZONTAL TO 20 SE
    Thickness 5M
    Length 200M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT GROUND UP BY TECTONIC MOVEMENTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1950-1960, 1977-?

Mining district

District name 5 Rio Grande

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jose Fabrigas

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 33140000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Barium-Barite BaSO4 89.15 wt-pct Barium Major 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 70M
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall width 15M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MILLED IN PLANT AT KM 17 OF ROAD FROM MENDOZA TO USPALLATA

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. 43

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1980, P. 43.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL DATA FOR LUTHENA. CONCORDANT WITH JUR SEDIMENTS.

Reporter information

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

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