Catamarca
Past Producer
La Union Mine
Catamarca, Argentina
Mica
Niobium (Columbium)
Tantalum
Manganese
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Commodities
Primary
Mica
Secondary
Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Manganese
Commodity type
B
Deposit
Model
36: Nb-Ta pegmatites
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Muscovite
Gangue
Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Pegmatite · Los Divisaderos Formation;El Arbolito Formation
Associated rock
Tonalite
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10004329
MRDS ID
AR01150
Alternate names
Lautaro, Los Piratas
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-28.82856, -66.22191
References
MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966 INSTITUTO NACIONALE DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIACIMRI