Mine detail: Otormin Quarry

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Location: Misiones, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -27.27963, -55.55165
dep_id: 10005002
mrds_id: AR12006
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Dimension
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Sandstone
model: 205: Dimension stone - sandstone
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Curuzu Cuatia Formation, Solari Member
hrock_type: Sandstone
tectonic: Itracontinental Rift
References:
  • DIRECCION NACIONAL DE ECONOMIA MINERA, 1976, MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE MISIONES: BUENOS AIRES, SECRETARIA DE MINERIA, 1:750,000. GENTILI, C.A., AND RIMOLDI, H.V., 1979, MESOPOTAMIA, IN GEOLOGIA REGIONAL ARGENTINA: CORDOBA, ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS, P. 216-218
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