Sierra Grande

Producer in Rio Negro, Argentina with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001297
MRDS ID TC00664
Record type District
Current site name Sierra Grande
Alternate or previous names Grupo Delta: Delta, Mon Ami, Portentosa, Grupo Anastacio: Roberto, Oscar, La Escondida, Las Mellizas, Maria Isabel, Facundo, Grupo Lechoza, Navidad 65, Boccadirio, Reyes

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.24928, -41.74758 (WGS84)
Relative position ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE. LOCATION GIVEN AS WITHIN 41-30S TO 42S AND 65W TO 65-30W

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Negro(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Rio Negro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) WEAK ARGILLITIZATION
  • (Local) SILICIFICATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.24928, -41.74758

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Discovery year 1954
Year of first production 1964

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

    ANGELILLI, VICTORIO, SCHALAMUK, I. B., ARROSPIDE, ALBERTO, 1976, LOS YACIMIENTOS NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION PATAGONIA-COMAHUE: BUENOS AIRES, SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MINERIA, ANALES XVII, 142 P.

Beyond USGS

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