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Santa Barbara Quarry

Past Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Limestone, General
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097638
MRDS ID AR10079
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Barbara Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.94471, -28.67995 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM W OF SAN PEDRO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • ON WEASTERN FLANK OF SIERRA DE VELASCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED TO MAKE LIME

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.94471, -28.67995
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N-S, N25E
    Dip 15-40E
    Thickness 25M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 15M
    Overall depth 5M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. 164. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1962, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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