San Miguel Talc

Occurrence in Paraguay with commodity Talc-Soapstone

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10095997
MRDS ID	TC35973
Record type	Site
Current site name	San Miguel Talc

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-57.04169, -26.48326 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	3 KM N OF SAN MIGUAL NEAR KILOMETER POST 176.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Comments on the location information

ZONE EXPOSED FROM CENTER OF SAN MIGUEL TO A POINT 5 KM N OF THAT TOWN.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Talc-Soapstone	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Talc	Ore
Chromite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-57.04169, -26.48326	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Strike N40E

Dip 30-60 NW

Thickness 3M

Strike	N40E
Dip	30-60 NW
Thickness	3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the workings information

CUTS AND SHAFT 15 M DEEP.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC35973

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	TALC OCCURS IN 3 DISTINCT ZONES, 30 TO 50 M APART AND 2 TO 3 M THICK. LOCALLY CUT BY QUARTZ VEINLETS.

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.