Los Cararoles

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004944
MRDS ID AR11132
Record type Site
Current site name Los Cararoles

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.59114, -35.74193 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • 2 OTHER SITES, ONE 7 KM EAST, THE OTHER 8 KM NORTHEAST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VERY HIGH QUALITY- 53.83% CAO.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.59114, -35.74193

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 35M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DESSANTI, R. N., BARDAS BLANCAS, BUENOS AIRES, SNMG, BOL. 139, P. 56-58

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEMICIRCULAR OUTCROP OF FM OVER 40 KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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