| Location: | San Juan, Argentina, South America |
| Lat / long: | -29.43079, -69.36617 |
| dep_id: | 10005537 |
| mrds_id: | AR16076 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Silver, Zinc, Lead |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite |
| gangue: | Barite, Calcite, Quartz |
| alteration: | Propylitization & Uralitization Of Postplutonic Dikes. To 20-25m : Oxidation Of Deposit Near Surface To : Anglesite, Cerussite, Quarts, Gypsum, Calcite, Barite, Malachite, Azurite, & Clay. |
| Reporter: | Venable, Margaret |
| hrock_unit: | Cerro Agua Negra Formation-Low Grade Metasediments (Sandstones & Shale);Colanguit Plutonic Complex-Granites & Granodiorites;Post Plutonic Dikes |
| hrock_type: | Granite |
| Structure: | Ne-Sw & N-S Fracture Sets, Metasediments: Strike N70w, Dip 60sw |
| prod_yrs: | LATE 180* EARLY 190* NEWLY EXPLORED & WORKED IN 1940 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, P. 539-540
- Other Database:: CIMRI
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