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San Jose

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodity Kaolin
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106631
MRDS ID AR16139
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.81614, -31.46412 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 KM WNW OF SAN JUAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • EXTREME NORTH OF CERRO CHICA DE ZONDA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Calcareous Rocks;Red Sediments N-S Strike, E Dip
    Rock description Calcareous Rocks;Red Sediments N-S Strike, E Dip
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.81614, -31.46412
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Reverse Fault - N-S, W Dip

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip E-STEEP
    Width 1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORD ROCKS TECTONICALLY IMPLACED OVER TERT ROCKS BY HIGH ANGLE REVERSE FAULT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 35

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1980, P. 35.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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