Cacheuta and Potrerillos Clays

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Bentonite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001268
MRDS ID TC00591
Record type District
Current site name Cacheuta and Potrerillos Clays
Alternate or previous names San Carlos, Santa Elena, Maria Laura, Carlos Guillermo (1 & 2), San Felix, El Salto, LA ELCHA (I and II)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.31618, -32.93076 (WGS84)
Relative position COORDINATES FOR SAN FELIX, IN NW PART OF DISTRICT.

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
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.31618, -32.93076

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner STATE

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

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1980, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLOCACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL 19., P. 46-51.

Beyond USGS

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