Arroyo Caracol

Occurrence in Paraguay with commodities Mica, Beryllium

Sections on this page

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	10095998
MRDS ID	TC35987
Record type	Site
Current site name	Arroyo Caracol

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-56.94422, -22.29639 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Comments on the location information

NEAR RIO APA.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mica	Primary
Beryllium Critical	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

MICA BOOKS BADLY FLAWED.

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Beryl	Ore
Feldspar	Ore
Muscovite	Ore
Quartz	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-56.94422, -22.29639	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Both
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC35987

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ECKEL, E.B., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PARAGUAY - A RECONNAISSANCE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 327, 109 P
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1993	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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