La Rioja
Past Producer

Virgen Del Valle Mine

La Rioja, Argentina
TungstenSulfurIron
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondarySulfur, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlVeins Follow Schistocity In Host Rocks And Are Folded
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Scheelite, Wolframite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Schist · Negro Peinado Formation;Nunurco Formation
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10004667
MRDS IDAR10046
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-28.91717, -67.60362
References
MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II P. 651CIMRI