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Berta Cantera

Occurrence in Tacna, 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056335
MRDS ID TAC0122
Record type Site
Current site name Berta Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.23789, -17.33767 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position TARATA A 26 KM AL SE(LINEA RECTA)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • PARAJE CERRO YESERA.ES ACCESIBLE DESDE TARATA DE LA SIGUIENTE MANERA:TARATA-LAGUNA DE ARICOTA-DEPOSITO 63 KM CARRETERA AFIRMADA TARATA CANDARAVE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Analytical data

Result SIO2 80.12%,AL2O3 2.97%,FE2O3 1.06%,K2O 0.89%,MGO 0.45%,NA2O 0.67%,CAO 0.69%,H2O 6.23% ,PXC 5.11%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Moquegua
    Rock description Moquegua
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.23789, -17.33767
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO
    Length 300M
    Width 10M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HAY UNA CUBIERTA DE MATERIAL SUELTO Y POBREMENTE CONSOLIDADO DE MAS O MENOS 10 M DE ESPESOR.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • ESTE DEPOSITO NO ES EXPLOTADO.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SE HAN CONSIDERADO LAS SIGUIENTES DIMENSIONES UNA POTENCIA DE 2.50 M,300 M DE LARGO,10 M DE ANCHO

Comments on development

  • SOLO SE HAN HECHO TRABAJOS EXPLORATORIOS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI,C Y BOULANGGER,E.EVALUACION GEOLOGICA PRELIMINAR DE DEPOSITOS MINERALES NO METALICOS Y ROCAS INDUSTRIALES EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS DE TACNA Y MOQUEGUA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL ESTUDIO MICROPALEONTOLOGICO DIO EL SIGUIENTE RESULTADO 95% DE FRUSTULAS(91% ENTERAS Y 9% FRACCIONADAS)Y 5% DE IMPUREZAS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit ES UN HORIZONTE DIATOMACEO DE ORIGEN LACUSTRINO DE COLOR CREMA CLARO,DE BAJA DENSIDAD APARENTE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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