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Unnamed Clay Pit

Past Producer in Lavalleja, Uruguay with commodity Brick Clay
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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 10062251
MRDS ID TC35580
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.47909, -34.28295 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 5 KM N OF MINAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lavalleja(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Lavalleja

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED TO PRODUCE RED CERAMIC PRODUCTS.

Analytical data

Result 20% +/- 5% SAND (GREATER THAN 0.05 MM)
Result 40% +/- 10% SILT
Result 40% +/- 10% CLAY (LESS THAN 0.005 MM) BASED ON 50 ANALYSES. CLAY IS ILLITE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Libertad Formation
    Rock description Libertad Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.47909, -34.28295
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BASE OF UNIT 0-3 M LOESS; REST IS MUDSTONE WITH BROWN COLOR, POLYGONAL FRACTURES WHEN DRY, LOCALLY CONTAINS UP TO 20% CALCIUM CARBONATES WHICH MAKES IT NO USE FOR CERAMICS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE 1980.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • 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-NOV-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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