Tobati

Producer in Paraguay with commodity Mineral Pigments
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062501
MRDS ID TC35984
Record type Site
Current site name Tobati

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.0942, -25.25327 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1500 M SW OF TOBATI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ocher Ore

Analytical data

Result 2-7% OF ROCK IS OCHER.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Caacupe Series
    Rock description Caacupe Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.0942, -25.25327

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • BEING WORKED IN 1952.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 5M
    Overall length 27.43M
    Overall width 3M

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT

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.