Mine detail: Uspallata- Villavicencio

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Location: Mendoza, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -32.63079, -69.24948
dep_id: 10004965
mrds_id: AR11160
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Talc
gangue: Actinolite, Calcite, Chlorite, Chrysotile, Graphite
orebody_fm: LENSES
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 20: Ultramafic hosted magnesite
Reporter: Venable, Margaret
hrock_type: Phyllite,Schist,Serpentinite
Structure: N-S Alignment Of Tectonic Elements.
prod_yrs: SINCE 193*
References:
  • Deposit:: ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1983, 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. 254-255, 143-150
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: ANGELELLI, P. 146-150.
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