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Cerro Salinas

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Bentonite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004961
MRDS ID AR11156
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Salinas
Alternate or previous names Ramblon 1, Don Enrique, Epa, Viviana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.71613, -32.26413 (WGS84)
Elevation 650
Relative position 45 KM NORTH OF MENDOZA.

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

  • SOUTH SIDE OF CERRO SALINAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SWELLING RATIO 14:17.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.71613, -32.26413
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike NNE
    Dip WNW
    Thickness 0.6M
    Length 3000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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. 54.

  • Deposit

    HARRINGTON, H. J. , 1971, DESRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 22C, "RAMBLON", D.N.G.M. BOL. 114, P. 78.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NORTHERN SECTOR ON NORTH SIDE OF CERRO SALINAS, STRIKES N-S AND DIPS 15 E , AND IS 0.3 M THICK.

Reporter information

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

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

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