Unnamed Stone Quarry 1

Producer in Rocha, Uruguay with commodity Stone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  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 10062226
MRDS ID TC35544
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Stone Quarry 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.43767, -34.59349 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 20 KM SW OF ROCHA, N OF ROUTE 9.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rocha(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Rocha

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.43767, -34.59349

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE IN 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1987, CARTA DE LAS MATERIAS PRIMAS MINERALES NO METALICAS DEL URUGUAY: MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA Y ENERGIA, SCALE 1:1,000,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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