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La Barba Mine, Sierra de Rangel, La Poma Department, Salta, Argentina
"La Barba" Mine: adjacent and to the East of the mine "La Aurelia", in Department La Poma, province of Salta, Argentina. Consists of grain in granodiorite and Shales of 400 meters run with thickness from 0.40 m; superficially recognized by some superficial work and in the area there are other outcrops.Primary mineralization: Thorite, Thorogummite, Monazite, Quartz, barite, etc... ThO2 average: 0.42%; mineral 27,000 tonnes possible reserves. With 120 tonnes of ThO2.
Mineral List
| Baryte Galena Hematite | Limonite 'Manganese Oxides' 'Monazite' | Orthoclase Quartz Thorite | Thorogummite |
10 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.
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References
Victorio Angellelli (1958). Los minerales de uranio sus yacimientos y prospección. Departamento de Geología y Minería. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Argentina.
O. Haluska (1975). El Torio en la Naturaleza. Programa prioritario de Plantas Químicas. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
E. O. Zappettini (1999). Depósitos de tierras raras y torio de la Puna y Cordillera Oriental, Jujuy y Salta. En: Recursos Minerales de la República Argentina (Ed. E.O. Zappettini), Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35:979-985.
O. Haluska (1975). El Torio en la Naturaleza. Programa prioritario de Plantas Químicas. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
E. O. Zappettini (1999). Depósitos de tierras raras y torio de la Puna y Cordillera Oriental, Jujuy y Salta. En: Recursos Minerales de la República Argentina (Ed. E.O. Zappettini), Instituto de Geología y Recursos Minerales SEGEMAR, Anales 35:979-985.
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