Ceramic Clays

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056545
MRDS ID TC00590
Record type Site
Current site name Ceramic Clays

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.74946, -32.98079 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM FROM MENDOZA CITY

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

  • ENTRANCE ROAD AVAILABLE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.74946, -32.98079

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 0.05

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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