Unnamed Limestone Quarry

Past Producer in Lavalleja, Uruguay with commodity Limestone, General

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10065899
MRDS ID	TC41364
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Limestone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-55.29852, -34.31711 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	2000(meters)

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
Limestone, General	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Limestone	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-55.29852, -34.31711	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

INACTIVE 1980. INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41364

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-NOV-1992	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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