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Piedras Azules, Cantera

Producer in Ica, Peru with commodity Dolomite
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  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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100720
MRDS ID ICA0066
Record type Site
Current site name Piedras Azules, Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.01638, -14.21446 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 35 KM AL SW Y EN LINEA RECTA DE ICA, Acc Pampa En Piedras Azules

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Ica
Peru Ica

Comments on the location information

  • ES ACCESIBLE POR CARRETERA AFIRMADA DESDE ICA, SON APROXIMADAMENTE 38 KM HASTA EL DEPOSITO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Primary

Analytical data

Result EL ANALISIS QUIMICO DE ESTE DEPOSITO NOS DA EL SIGUIENTE RESULTADO
Result CO2: 37.50%, MGO: 23.70%, CAO: 31.27%, SIO2: 2.80%, FE2O3: 0.36%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.01638, -14.21446
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Fallamiento En Bloques

Ore body information

  • General form PLANO (ESTRATIFICADO)
    Strike N10E
    Dip 45S
    Thickness 5M
    Length 50M
    Width 50M

Comments on the geologic information

  • EL YACIMIENTO SE ENCUENTRA ENTRE UNA SECUENCIA DE ROCAS METAMORFICOS DE LA FORMACION MARCONA, SE PRESENTA MASIVO, EN AFLORAMIENTOS DE DELGADA CUBIERTA ALUVIAL EL COLOR ES VIOLACEO EN PARTES ADOPTA UN COLOR ROJIZO. EL METAMORFISMO TERMAL HA AFECTADO A ESTAS ROCAS RECRISTALIZANDOLAS PARCIALMENTE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1986

Mining district

District name Area Pisco

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • LUEGO DE LA EXTRACCION EL MATERIAL ES ESCOGIDO PARA EMBARCARLO A LIMA

Comments on the workings information

  • AL MOMENTO DE LA VISITA DE RECONOCIMIENTO SE ESTABA TRABAJANDO A CIELO ABIERTO EMPLEANDO HERRAMIENTAS MANUALES Y CON EL AUXILIO DE EXPLOSIVOS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI C., CONSTANTINO % CASTRO BUENO, RUBEN; RECONOCIMIENTO Y SELECCION DE DEPOSITOS NO METALICOS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE ICA; CONVENIO CORDEICA-INGEMMET; P. 23, 1 PLANO; COD. B1444; LIMA, 1986

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL AFLORAMIENTO TIENE FORMA IRREGULAR, SIN EMBARGO SE HA ESTIMADO UNA SUPERFICIE APROVECHABLE DE 50 X 50 MT Y UNA GROSOR PROMEDIO DE 5 M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-93 Figueroa Cardich, Alvaro Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

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