Cerro Guandacol

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodities Strontium, Barium-Barite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110046
MRDS ID TC00620
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Guandacol
Alternate or previous names Alborada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.55867, -29.52607 (WGS84)
Relative position 9KM E OF GUANDACOL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • 300 M FROM NATIONAL ROUTE 40, 33 KM W OF THE VILLA UNION ACCESS. S SIDE OF CERRO GUANDACOL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Strontium Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Celestite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.55867, -29.52607

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sr. Isidoro Iriarte
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. J. Pravidur

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: BUENOS AIRES, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, 196 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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