| Deposit ID | 10061834 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34802 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aguas Dulces |
| Geographic coordinates: | -53.72071, -34.25293 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | ON COAST, 10 KM SE OF CASTILLOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rocha(province)
Uruguay(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Uruguay | Rocha |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Zirconium Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Result | HEAVY MINERALS CONTAIN 50% ILMENITE, 20% MAGNETITE, 5% ZIRCON, 1 % RUTILE, 0.6% MONAZITE, 23% EPIDOTE AND OTHERS. |
|---|
| Model code | 121 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39c |
| Deposit model name | Shoreline placer Ti |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -53.72071, -34.25293 |
|---|
| Thickness | 6M |
|---|---|
| Length | 12000M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34802 |
BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348P
CIMRI
BOSSI (1978).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXTENDS PARALLEL TO THE COAST; CONTAINS 2.5% HEAVY METALS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.