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Campo De Los Militares

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004936
MRDS ID AR11122
Record type Site
Current site name Campo De Los Militares

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.74947, -35.44748 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800
Relative position 10-15 KM WEST OF MALARGUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Gypsum Ore
Marl Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Huitrin Formation
    Rock description Huitrin Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.74947, -35.44748
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 30-40 W
    Thickness 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1977

Mining district

District name 14 Malargue Sur-Malargue

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Yemanco S.A., A.M. Pescio, Jose Santiago, Julio Matamala, And Fernandez Funes.

Comments on the production information

  • GYP(1) CANTERA VIVIANA, GYP(2) CANTERA SANTIAGO

Comments on the workings information

  • VARIOUS QUARRIES OVER 5KM N-S EXTENSION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 161

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INDIVIDUAL GYPSUM BEDS 1 M OR MORE THICK, INTERBEDDED WITH THIN MARLES AND LIMEY MUDSTONES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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