La Carmona, La Joyita

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Clay
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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004946
MRDS ID AR11136
Record type Site
Current site name La Carmona, La Joyita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.46611, -34.74747 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM SOUTHWEST OF SAN RAFAEL.

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

  • COORDINATES FOR LA JOYITA, LA CARMONA IS 5 KM FATHER WEST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MOSTLY USED FOR THE WALL OF THE DIKE AT VALLE GRANDE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Grupo Choiyoi
    Rock description Grupo Choiyoi
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.46611, -34.74747

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 13

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. 51

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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