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Rio Uchusuma Deposits

Occurrence in Tacna, Peru with commodities Volcanic Materials, Pumice
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093244
MRDS ID TC38032
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Uchusuma Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.10789, -17.96433 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG FOR APROX. CENTER OF GROUP OF DEPOSITS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Volcanic Materials Primary
Pumice Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pumice Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.10789, -17.96433
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 13000M
    Width 5000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILSON, J. AND GARCIA, W., 1962, GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PACHIA Y PALCA: COM. CARTA GEOL. NAC. BOL. 4, P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONCE LARGER DEOPOSIT PARTLY ERODED AND DIVIDED BY MODERN RIO UCHUSUMA DRAINAGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1993 Restrepo, P.A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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