Adincagua Serpentine

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Stone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106959
MRDS ID TC00587
Record type Site
Current site name Adincagua Serpentine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.1328, -32.24746 (WGS84)
Relative position 50 KM N FROM USPALLATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.1328, -32.24746

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mosablock S. R. L. And Marmital S. A.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STN 1 = GREEN SERPENTINE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • 30 M THICKNESS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROCESSING FACTORS IN GUAYMALLEN AND GODOY CRUZ.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Deposit

    MINING SECRETARY, 1993, DIRECTORY OF MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, P. 224.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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