Los Camperos-Centenario Quarries

Producer in Jujuy, 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107574
MRDS ID AR15120
Record type Site
Current site name Los Camperos-Centenario Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -65.76696, -23.30871 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 17 KM SE OF LA QUIACA, NEAR YAVI

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

  • AT BASE OF CORDON DE LOS SIETE HERMANOS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Pirgua Formation
    Rock description Pirgua Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -65.76696, -23.30871

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner G. Arrieguez

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: USED AS BUILDING STONE IN LA QUIACA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 2C, SANTA VICTORIA: DNGM BOL. 104, P. 83 DNGM ANALES 20, P. 193

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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