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Fossa De Aigua

Occurrence in Maldonado, Uruguay with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  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 10061833
MRDS ID TC34801
Record type Site
Current site name Fossa De Aigua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.44489, -34.05266 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maldonado(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Maldonado

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF ARROYO ALFEREZ, 1-2 KM NORTH OF LAS TALAS AND ROUTE 13.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PERHAPS METALLURGICAL GRADE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.44489, -34.05266
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FAULT (?) CONTACT BETWEEN PRECAMBRIAN AND JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BASALTS AND RHYOLITES; FLOURITE-MIGMATITE BASALT BRECCIA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1967

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. 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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