La Negra Quarry

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity Pumice

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10097666
MRDS ID	AR15214
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Negra Quarry
Alternate or previous names	Mesa De Piedra, Mimosa, San Carlos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-68.26032, -24.47639 (WGS84)
Relative position	10 KM NW OF QUEBRADA DEL AGUA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Argentina	Salta

Comments on the location information

5 KM S OF BURRO MUERTO QUARRY

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Pumice	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Pumice	Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	161
USGS model code	25kb
Deposit model name	Pumice scoria-volcanic cinders

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-68.26032, -24.47639	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR15214

Bibliographic references

Deposit

RICCI, S. M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY, MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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