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Los Siete Hermanos Quarry

Past Producer in Jujuy, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004490
MRDS ID AR08116
Record type Site
Current site name Los Siete Hermanos Quarry
Related records 10004492

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.5161, -22.21976 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 11 KM SE OF LA QUACA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE NW FLANK OF THE CORDON SIETE HERMANOS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE MATERIAL WAS SOLD IN BUENOS AIRES AS MARBLE, IN 1953

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone 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) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Yacoraite Formation
    Rock description Yacoraite Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.5161, -22.21976
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P. 79

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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