| Deposit ID | 10024249 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ICA0063 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Correviento, Cantera |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.79554, -13.6367 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 350 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 64 KM AL SW DE ICA EN LINEA RECTA, Acc Pampa Correviento |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ica(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Ica |
| Peru | Ica |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Result | SEGUN LOS ESTUDIOS HECHOS POR ROSPIGLIOSI AND CASTRO, LOS DEPOSITODE CUATRO TOLVAS, CORREVIENTO, CERRO COLORADO Y CERRO JABON (EL ALAMO), HAN SIDO CLASIFICADOS COMO BENTONITAS, FUNDAMENTALMENTE POR EL PORCENTAJE DE MONTMORILLONITA. EL RESULTADO DEL ANALISIS MINERALOGICO Y QUIMICO DEL DEPOSITO "CORREVIENTO" ES EL EL SIGUIENTE |
|---|---|
| Result | MMT: 50%, PLAG: 20-50%, QTZ: 5-20% SIO2: 50.0+0%, AL203: 23.90%, FE2O3:3.60%, CAO: 2.92%, MGO: 1.28%, K2O: 1.93%, NA2O: 0.43% |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Bentonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -75.79554, -13.6367 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fallamiento En Bloques |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Lenticularidad De Las Capas De Bentonita |
| General form | ISOMETRICO (CAPAS LENTICULARES) |
|---|---|
| Dip | SUB HORIZONTAL (15 SW) |
| Width | 0.6M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1986 |
| District name | Area Ica |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.8HA |
| Overall depth | 1M |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 40M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ICA0063 |
ROSPIGLIOSI C., CONSTANTINO AND CASTROUENO, RUBEN; RECONOCIMIENTO Y SELECCION DE DEPOSITOS NO METALICOS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ICA; CONVENIO CORDEICA - INGEMMET; PP. 7-8, 1 PLANO; COD. B1444; LIMA, 1986
FERNADEZ DAVILA, MARCOS; GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE PISCO, GUADALUPE, PUNTA GRANDE, ICA Y CORDOVA; BOL NO. 47 SERIE "A" CARTA GEOLOGICA NCIONAL; INGEMMET, 1993
ROSPIGLIOSI AND CAST
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LAS CAPAS DE BENTONITA TIENEN UN ESPESOR DE 1 M Y O.60 M, BUZAMIENTO SUB-HORIZONTAL Y COMPORTAMIENTO LENTICULAR, EL MANTO DE MENOR GROSOR TIENE MENOS IMPURESAS ES DECIR MENOS ARENOSO Y MENOR CANTIDAD DE VENILLAS DE SALES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-93 | Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro | Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru |
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