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Cerro Blanco

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004183
MRDS ID AR00327
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Blanco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.34943, -31.38078 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Relative position 22 KM NE DE MARAYES; 160 KM POR CARRETERA E DE SAN JUAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESO BUENO, AGUA ESCASA, CLIMA SECO SEMIDESERTICO, MANO DE OBRA DISPONIBLE EN MARAYES Y SAN JUAN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CALIZA BLANCA DE GRANO GRUESO A FINO, AUNQUE EN ALGUNOS SITIOS PRESENTA COLORACION ROJIZA, EN SU MASA SUELEN OBSERVARSE MINERALES INCLUSIONES ANFIBOLITICAS

Analytical data

Result EN PORCENTAJE: SIO2 0.75, CAO 53.98, MGO 2.61, FE2O3 0.09, AL2O3 0.15, S 0.03

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.34943, -31.38078
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MANTIFORME, ESPESORES DE HASTA 40 M
    Strike N-S
    Dip 50 A 60 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOS TERRENOS ESTAN REPRESENTADOS POR DIVERSOS ESQUISTOS CRISTALINOS DE ORIENTACION GENERAL N-S CON BUZAMIENTO 50-60 E, QUE INCLUYEN CUERPOS DE CALIZA Y QUE HAN SIDO INTRUIDOS POR FILONES DE PEGMATITAS Y CUERPOS DE PORFIDOS CUARCITICOS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Marayes

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, 1980, YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO-CUYO: BUENOS AIRES, SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE MINERIA, ANALES XIX, 261 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Diego Silva Nieto Direccion Nacional de Mineria, Argentina

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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