Puerta Curaco, Pehuenches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentinai
Regional Level Types | |
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Puerta Curaco | Outcrop |
Pehuenches Department | Department |
Neuquén Province | Province |
Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 28' 45'' South , 70° 1' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Chos Malal | 11,721 (2016) | 25.1km |
Buta Ranquil | 2,221 (2017) | 49.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
263337
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263337:7
GUID (UUID V4):
25e3f9d2-dce5-43cb-8ffc-d1fd18213981
Elevation: 1,208 m. asl.
Located 25 km to the SW of the town of Chos Malal in a straight line and about 5 km to the west of provincial No. 9. It belongs to the formations Agrio and Mulichinco, fossiliferous zone (Ammonoides, petrified Wood, etc.) and with outcrops of asphalt rocks.
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3 valid minerals.
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ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina. |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina. |
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina. |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: Montagna, A. O., Ponce, J. J. y Buhler, M. (2014). Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | '' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Montagna, A.O., Ponce, J.J., Buhler, M. (2014) Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Práctica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.
Ponce, J.J., Montagna, A.O., Carmona, N. (2014) Geología de la cuenca Neuquina y sus sistemas petroleros. Guía Teórica. Fundación YPF-Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina.
Tauber, S. (2014) Visita a la zona, Noviembre de 2014.
External Links
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294427920_Puerta_Curaco
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338395274_CHAPTER_20_PUERTA_CURACO
http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/raga/article/view/13413
http://igeba.gl.fcen.uba.ar/content/mineralogical-and-geochemical-trends-vaca-muerta-quintuco-formations-puerta-curaco-section
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fms_Vaca_Muerta_Mulichinco_Puerta_Curaco.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulichinco_Formation
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338395274_CHAPTER_20_PUERTA_CURACO
http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/raga/article/view/13413
http://igeba.gl.fcen.uba.ar/content/mineralogical-and-geochemical-trends-vaca-muerta-quintuco-formations-puerta-curaco-section
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fms_Vaca_Muerta_Mulichinco_Puerta_Curaco.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulichinco_Formation
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