Carapegua Quarry

Producer in Paraguay with commodity Stone
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 10062498
MRDS ID TC35980
Record type Site
Current site name Carapegua Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.20892, -25.7705 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR CARAPEGUA ALONG HIGHWAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.20892, -25.7705

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE IN 1952.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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.