INVESTIGADORES
RUBINSTEIN Nora Alicia
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Mineralogía de las vetas de Mina Rosarito, Distrito El Infiernillo, Bloque de San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina
Autor/es:
GÓMEZ, A., RUBINSTEIN, N.
Lugar:
S.S. de Jujuy
Reunión:
Congreso; 9° Reunion de Mineralogía y Metalogenia (MinMet); 2008
Institución organizadora:
Asociación Mineralógica Argentina
Resumen:
Rosarito mine is an ore vein deposit located in the San Rafael Masiff, province of Mendoza, Argentina and genetically linked to El Infiernillo porphyry copper. It is hosted by a Permian ignimbrite with phyllic alteration overprinted by carbonatization. The ore paragenesis consists of a galena, sphalerite, Ag-tetraedrite and minor chalcopyrite and magnetite in a quartz and carbonate gangue. Geochemical analyses of vein samples reveal Zn contents about 3% and significant Cu, P, Ag and Sb anamalies in acordance with the recognized mineralization.