Tio Punco Quarry

Producer in Tucuman, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General
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 10005626
MRDS ID AR22011
Record type Site
Current site name Tio Punco Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.94498, -26.43275 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM S OF COLALAO DEL VALLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tucuman(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Tucuman

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

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 > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Andalhuala Formation
    Rock description Andalhuala Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.94498, -26.43275

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LIMESTONE USED TO PRODUCE LIME AT LOCAL KILNS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN, 1966 INSTITUTO NACIONALE DE GEOLOGIA 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: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. CALVAN, F. AMILCAR: 1981, DNGM BOL. 177, P. 43

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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