Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model247: Oolitic ironstones
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlThree Ore Beds Distributed Over A Stratigraphic Interval Of 7 To 11 M. Separated By Highly Ferruginous Sandstones.
Materials
Ore mineralsChamosite, Goethite, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Siderite
GangueBiotite, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Lipeon Formation
StructureDeposit Located On Crest On N30w Zapla Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10078108
MRDS IDW026265
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.44082, -64.93218
References
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN L., 1970 . DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: ARGENTINA DIRECCION NAC. DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ANALES, NO. 25 , P. 73 - 85ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROUS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 252-254.CIMRIALVARADO, 1970