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Murcia, Cantera

Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Bentonite
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  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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108947
MRDS ID ICA0001
Record type Site
Current site name Murcia, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.30805, -13.8853 (WGS84)
Elevation 20
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position PARACAS, Acc 8 Km Al S45w De Paracas En El Lado Norte De La Bahia De Lagunillas

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • EL DEPOSITO ES ACCESIBLE POR CARRETERA DESDE PARACAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOS DATOS ANALITICOS GENERALES HAN SIDO TOMADOS DEL ANALISIS DE 10 MUESTRAS

Analytical data

Result SP.GR. 2.24-2.77, HINCHAMIENTO 9.5-21.7, COLOIDES 9.0-32.0

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Bentonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.30805, -13.8853
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques Caracteristico Solo A Una Angosta Zona Costera Ya Que Tierra Adentro A 5 O 10 Km Del Litoral, Los Sedimentos Yacen Poco Disturbados En Una Posicion Horizontal A Sub-Horizontal

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO (ESTRATO)
    Thickness 2M
    Length 80M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LA BENTONITA ES EL RESULTADO DE LA ALTERACION DE CENIZAS VOLCANICAS EN AMBIENTE MARINO.ESTOS SEDMENTOS, EN ALGUNAS POCAS LOCALIDADES SE ENCUENTRAN SUAVEMENTE FLEXURADOS, POR ASOCIACION A UN FALLAMIENTO CERCANO. LAS ROCAS DE ESTA UNIDAD DESCANSAN SOBRE LAS UNIDADES METAMORFICAS E INTRUSIVAS AFLORANTES EN EL AREA, RELACION MUY BIEN EXPUESTA EN LOS ACNTILADOS QUE CONFORMAN EL LITORAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Area Paracas

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Echegaray,A.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ES POSIBLE QUE LAS RESERVAS SE INCEMENTEN PERO DEBEN REALIZARSE MAYORES TRABAJOS DE EXPLORACION Y DESARROLLO

Comments on development

  • BENTONITA DE BUENA CALIDAD PERO CON YESO Y ANHIDRITA EN SUPERFICIE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARCONA MINING COMPANY. BENTONITE EXPLORATION. MINE PLANNING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTAMENT. P. 38. 1967.

  • Deposit

    FERNANDEZ DAVILA, MARCOS; GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PISCO, GUADALUPE, PUNTA GRANDE, ICA Y CORDOVA; BOL. NO. 47 SERIE "A" CARTA GEOLOGICA NACIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-93 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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