Mine detail: Unnamed Amethyst 3

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Location: Artigas, Uruguay, South America
Lat / long: -30.67933, -56.33831
dep_id: 10105216
mrds_id: TC34842
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gemstone
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Agate, Chalcedony, Quartz
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Arapey Formation
hrock_type: Basalt
tectonic: Flood Basalt Province
References:
  • Deposit:: BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: BOSSI (1978).
  • Reserve-Resource:: BOSSI (1978).
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