Sosa Quarry

Past Producer in Entre Rios, Argentina with commodities Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004366
MRDS ID AR06014
Record type Site
Current site name Sosa Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.47535, -32.34519 (WGS84)
Relative position 2.25 KM S75W OF MOLINO DOLL

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
Limestone, General Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore
Sandstone Ore

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 > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pueblo Brugo Formation
    Rock description Pueblo Brugo Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.47535, -32.34519

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past 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.