Lira and Manantiales Quarries

Producer in Entre Rios, Argentina with commodities Clay, Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004361
MRDS ID AR06008
Record type Site
Current site name Lira and Manantiales Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.11589, -32.5788 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 KM N50E OF VICTORIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Entre Rios(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Entre Rios

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Isla Talavera Formation
    Rock description Isla Talavera Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.11589, -32.5788

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE ECONOMIA MINERA, 1976, MAPA MINERO, PROVINCIA DE ENTRE RIOS, 1:750,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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