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Unnamed Bentonite Quarry 1

Producer in Cerro Largo, Uruguay with commodity Bentonite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061868
MRDS ID TC34846
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Bentonite Quarry 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.3913, -32.3607 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 17 KM WEST OF MELO, NEAR INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 26 AND ARROYO BANADO DE MEDINA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cerro Largo(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Cerro Largo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 85% MONTMORILLONITE (56% IN 0.02-0.002 MM FRACTION AND 29% IN LESS THAN 0.002MM)
Result 10% SAND, 4.5% CALCITE, 15% H2O
Result 0.02-0.002 MM FRACTION: 71.3 %, SIO2
Result 14.2 %, AL2O3
Result 1.7%, FE2O3
Result 0.1% FEO
Result 0.2%, MNO
Result 1.0%, MGO
Result 2.3%, CAO, 0.7%, NA2O
Result 0.2%, K2O
Result 6.9%, H2O.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 189
USGS model code 28e
Deposit model name Sedimentary bentonite

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.3913, -32.3607
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDS, LENSES
    Thickness 3M
    Length 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Banado De Medina Area

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PRODUCTION IN 1980.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX , S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348 P.

  • 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

  • Reserve-Resource

    BOSSI (1978).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUBHORIZONTAL LENSES, OCCURS IN ABOUT MIDDLE OF UNIT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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