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El Morro Quarry

Producer in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004292
MRDS ID AR01108
Record type Site
Current site name El Morro Quarry
Alternate or previous names El Cerrito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.37161, -29.41938 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 KM SW OF ESQUIU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • ON EL MORRO, SIERRA DE ANCASTI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore
Epidote Gangue

Analytical data

Result 35-53% CAO, 2-17% MGO, 0.4-1.2% FE2O3, 0.4-1.2% AL2O3, 0.8-3% INSOLUBLE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 237
USGS model code 32g
Deposit model name Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Sierra Brava Formation
    Rock description Sierra Brava Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.37161, -29.41938
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 450M
    Width 150M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE IS HIGHLY FRACTURED BY THREE SETS: (1) E-W, SUBVERTICAL, (2) N50E, 60SE, (3) N-S, 70-80W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years AROUND 1900 TO PRESENT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner El Cerrito S.R.L.

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL OF 5 WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, PP. 153-156. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. P. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SHALAMUK, ET. AL, (1983) P. 156

  • Reserve-Resource

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL. (1983) P. 155

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO DEPOSITS. LARGEST IS 45 CM LONG AND 150 M WIDE. SMALLEST IS 150 M LONG, 30M WIDE AND 10 M THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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