Cerro Salinas

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Bentonite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10005616
MRDS ID	AR16177
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cerro Salinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-68.66613, -32.16412 (WGS84)
Elevation	650
Relative position	13 KM SW OF RETANITO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Argentina	San Juan

Comments on the location information

3KM FROMCERRO SALINAS.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Bentonite	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-68.66613, -32.16412	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness 1M

Thickness	1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR16177

Bibliographic references

Deposit

HARRINGTON, H.J., 1971, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 22C, RAMBLON; BUENOS AIRES, DIR, NAC DE GEOL. Y MINERIA , BOL. 114, P. 78

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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