Mendoza
Producer

La Escondida

Mendoza, Argentina
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlFaults In Some Cases.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueChalcedony, Opal, Quartz
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Agua Escondida Formation-Quartzites; Los Carrales Formation-Rhyolite & Rhyodarite;
Associated rockDiorite,Granite · Basalt
AlterationSlight Kaolinization.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1950'S AND ON
Identification
Deposit ID10004954
MRDS IDAR11148
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-35.98081, -68.29943
References
ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, 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. 97-103CIMRIANGELELLI, 1980, P. 100-103.ANGELELLI, 1980, P. 97-103.