Punta Negra Quarry

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005404
MRDS ID AR15234
Record type Site
Current site name Punta Negra Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.19557, -24.31944 (WGS84)
Relative position 18 KM W OF SALAR DE POCITOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • BETWEEN SALAR DE ARIZARO TO THE W AND SALAR DE POCITOS QUIRON TO THE E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.19557, -24.31944

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA; MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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