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Tierra Blanca, Cantera

Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Diatomite
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024257
MRDS ID ICA0074
Record type Site
Current site name Tierra Blanca, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.05666, -13.92558 (WGS84)
Elevation 200
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 29 KM AL SE DE LA CIUDAD DE PISCO EN LINEA RECTA, Acc Cerro Jahuay

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • ES ACCESIBLE DESDE PISCO POR LA CARRETERA PANAMERICANA HASTA EL KM 259, LUEGO SE TOMA UN DESVIO DE TROCHA CARROZABLE DE 3.3 KM HASTA EL DEPOSITO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Analytical data

Result LOS DEPOSITOS DE SANTA ROSA, TUPAC AMARU, TIERRA BLANCA, CERRO CAUCATO Y MAIJO GRANDE HAN SIDO CLASIFICADOS COMO DIATOMITAS DE ORIGEN MARINO, CON BAJO CONTENIDO DE SIO2
Result EL ESTUDIO MICROPALEONTOLOGICO Y EL ANALISIS QUIMICO DEL DEPOSITO "TIERRA BLANCA" DA EL SIGUIENTE RESULTADO
Result FRUSTULAS ENTERAS: 15%, SIO2: 66.30%, AL2O3: 18.24%, FE2O3: 1.68%, CAO: 1.17%, MGO: 2.98%, NA2O: 0.37%, K2O: 2.49%, PXC: 4.84%, P.E.: 2.26%. EL ESTUDIO MICROPALEONTOLOGICO HA CONCLUIDO QUE EL PORCENTAJE DE FRUSTULAS ENTERAS ES BAJO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
    Rock unit name Pisco
    Rock description Pisco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.05666, -13.92558
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lenticularidad De Los Estratos Diatomaceos

Ore body information

  • General form ISOMETRICO (LENTICULAR)
    Strike NNW
    Dip SUAVE AL NE
    Thickness 7M
    Length 30M
    Width 10M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1986

Mining district

District name Area Pisco

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 180M

Comments on the workings information

  • AL MOMENTO DE LA VISITA DE RECONOCIMIENTO LA EXPLOTACION ESTABA PARALIZADA, SIN EMBARGO SE ENCONTRO MATERIAL EN CANCHAS, LISTO PARA TRANSPORTARLO; EL MINADO ES A CIELO ABIERTO MEDIANTE UNA TRINCHERA DE 180 M DE LARGO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI C., CONSTANTINO AND CASTRO BUENO, RUBENRECONOCIMIENTO Y SELECCION DE DEPOSITOS NO METALICOS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ICA; CONVENIO CORDEICA - INGEMMET; P. 11, 1 PLANO; COD. B1444; LIMA, 1986

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ DAVILA, MARCOS; GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PISCO, GUADALUPE, PUNTA GRANDE, ICA Y CORDOVA; BOL. NO. 47 SERIE "A" CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL DEPOSITO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR UN ESTRATO LENTICULAR DE DIATOMITA MUY BLANCA, COMPACAT Y DE GRANO FINO; ASPERA AL TACTO EN SECTORES SE VUELVE CREMA POR IMPUREZAS DE FIERRO, SU GROSOR ES DE 0.70 - 0.90 M; CUBREN A ESTE ESTRATO HORIZONTES DE DIATOMITAS BLANCAS Y CREMAS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-93 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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