Marito Quarry

Producer in Salta, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005442
MRDS ID AR15279
Record type Site
Current site name Marito Quarry
Related records 10005440, 10097667, 10005441

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.87004, -25.01471 (WGS84)
Relative position 38 KM E OF ESTABLECIMIENTO LA CASUALIDAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • IN THE VICINITY OF BRACH QUARRY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Travertine Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LOCALLY KNOWN AS "MARMOL-ONIX"

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Travertine Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 270
USGS model code 35d
Deposit model name Travertine

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.87004, -25.01471

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W 10-20
    Dip N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Arita

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ramon H. Moya

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY. MINISTERO DE ECONOMIA, REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. 183-184

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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