The manganese deposits of the Pampean Ranges, Argentina

The example of manganese mineralization studied in this paper makes up the major concentration of this element in Argentina. It comprises an area of 70 by 30 km in the eastern Sierras Pampeanas, located in Córdoba and Santiago del Estero provinces. It is quite unusual since it is hosted in granodioritic and rhyodacitic rocks. Geochemical, petrological and structural analyses demonstrate that these rocks are unrelated to the mineralization process. The geometry and distribution of the veins are controlled by a dextral shear system related to north-south lineaments. Textural and structural analy... Mehr ...