Los Reyundos

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Travertine
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004945
MRDS ID AR11134
Record type Site
Current site name Los Reyundos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.67306, -34.50914 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 35 KM WEST OF SAN RAFAEL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • FLOODED BY DAMS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Travertine Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PART IS VERY IMPURE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Travertine Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.67306, -34.50914

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1940'S-1950'S

Mining district

District name 12

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 239.

  • Deposit

    DESSARTI, R. N., 1956, DESCRIPTION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 27C- CERRO DIAMANTE; DNM BOL. 85, P. 70.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1/3 OF STRATA ARAGONITE AND TRAVERTINE, 2/3 SANDY BRECHIATED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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