La Lucha Quarry

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097628
MRDS ID AR08119
Record type Site
Current site name La Lucha Quarry
Alternate or previous names Tafna

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.71054, -22.11421 (WGS84)
Elevation 3550
Relative position 14 KM W OF LA QUIACA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • CLOSE TO THE ROAD FROM QUIACA TO TAFNA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation; Tafna Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation;Tafna Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.71054, -22.11421

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Serapio Burgos

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 79

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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