Atlantida

Occurrence in Canelones, Uruguay with commodities Titanium, Metal, Zirconium
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 10061835
MRDS ID TC34803
Record type Site
Current site name Atlantida

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.74576, -34.741 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ON COAST, ABOUT 38 KM EAST OF MONTEVIDEO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Canelones(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Canelones

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Zircon Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 121
USGS model code 39c
Deposit model name Shoreline placer Ti

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.74576, -34.741

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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