Aregua Clay Pits

Producer in Paraguay with commodity Clay

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10062488
MRDS ID	TC35967
Record type	Site
Current site name	Aregua Clay Pits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-57.35532, -25.29494 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	1-2 KM SE OF AREGUA, ON WEST SIDE LAGO YPACARAI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Clay	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

USED IN AREGUA PLANT TO MAKE BRICKS AND POTTERY.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Rock unit name

Caacupe Series

Rock description

Caacupe Series

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Silurian
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-57.35532, -25.29494	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

WEATHERED SHALE OVERLAIN BY MICACEOUS SANDSTONES AND SHALY SANDSTONES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

ACTIVE IN 1950'S.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC35967

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ECKEL, E.B., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PARAGUAY - A RECONNAISSANCE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 327, 109 P
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1993	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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