Mine detail: Mercedes Quarry

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Location: Corrientes, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -29.30712, -58.10087
dep_id: 10106598
mrds_id: AR05006
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: Intracontinental Rift
References:
  • Deposit:: 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
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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