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Corral Amarillo Quarry

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Mineral Pigments
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004672
MRDS ID AR10052
Record type Site
Current site name Corral Amarillo Quarry
Alternate or previous names Lastres Marias, Corral Amarillo I-Ii, Aurcra, San Nicolas, Willy I, Ii, Iii.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.69251, -28.9144 (WGS84)
Elevation 2700
Relative position 13 KM S OF CORRALES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIO AMARILLO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore
Clay Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Negro Peinado Formation
    Rock description Negro Peinado Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.69251, -28.9144
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 4-12SSE
    Thickness 2.5M
    Length 800M
    Width 150M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sr. H. Botta
  • Type Owner
    Owner Quimica Sudamericana; "Santa Cruz" Cia. Minera; Leviton Juan Luis.

Comments on the production information

  • 10 T PER MONTH IN NOVEMBER 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINSTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, PP. 126-127. JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, P. 86

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET AL, 1983, P. 127.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEDS MORE THAN 12 M THICK OF HIGH PURITY YELLOW OCHER. THICKNESS OF BEDS IS HIGHLY VARIABLE.

Reporter information

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

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