Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold, Zinc
SecondaryCopper
TertiarySulfur, Barium-Barite, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSE AND IRREGULAR POCKET
Ore controlPremineral Fault System
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Stephanite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Pastos Grandes Group;Calchaquense Formation
Associated rockRhyodacite,Dacite,Latite,Andesite
StructureStrato Volcano 44x26 Km In Area
Tectonic settingMagmatic Arc
AlterationArgellic And Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10005230
MRDS IDAR15012
Alternate namesEl Queva
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.30889, -66.79556
References
ANGELELLI(1984) YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA V.2 P.523 SILLITOE(1975) LEAD-SIVER, MAGANESE, AND NATIVE SULFUR MINERALIZATION WITHIN A STRATOVOLCANO, EL QUEVA, NORTHERN ARGENTINA IN ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V.70, P.1190-1201CIMRISILLITOE, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V.70, 1975, P.1191