Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsMarcasite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Wolframite
GangueFluorite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructurePre-Mineral Fault Striking N, Dip 45w And Post-Mineral Fault Striking N, Dip 45w Divides Area In 3 Blocks. Eastern Block Contains Most Veins (East Of Pre-Mineral Fault); Minor Faults Offset Veins Up To 50 M Most N25w, 45 E Or W
AlterationPremineral Fault Contains Quartz-Chlorite Sulfide
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1938
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10061424
MRDS IDTC34302
Alternate namesJosefina, San Pablo Mine. Veins: Primera, Rica, Blanca, Sur, Marchant
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.48079, -69.48281
References
SMITH, W.C., AND GONZALEZ, E.M., 1947, TUNGSTEN INVESTIGATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA, 1942-1943: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 954-A, P. 12-26.ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROUS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, LA PLATA, V. 2, P. 653-654.CIMRISMITH AND GONZALEZ (1947)