Unnamed Stone Quarry

Producer in Florida, Uruguay with commodity Stone, Dimension

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10107196
MRDS ID	TC41305
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Stone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-56.04243, -34.05267 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Florida(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Uruguay	Florida

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Stone, Dimension	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

LARGE, FINE EMERALDS

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-56.04243, -34.05267	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

ACTIVE 1980. ACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.
DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY. EXPLOITED UP TO EARLY 19TH CENTURY.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41305

Bibliographic references

Deposit

DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1987, CARTA DE LAS MATERIAS PRIMAS MINERALES NO METALICAS DEL URUGUAY. MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA Y ENERGIA, SCALE: 1:1,000,000
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	Discovery Year: COLONIAL TIMES
Deposit	EMERALDS COMMONLY IN CALCITE VEINS, VEINLETS, POCKETS AND BRECCIATED ZONES. CALCITE VEINS ARE LESS THAN 1 MM TO 40 CM IN THICKNESS.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-NOV-1992	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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