Mine detail: Vargas Pena Clay Pits

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Location: Paraguay, South America
Lat / long: -25.38188, -57.31365
dep_id: 10107086
mrds_id: TC35968
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Kaolin
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Residual
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Kaolinite
gangue: Mica, Quartz, Rutile
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Caacupe Series
hrock_type: Shale
References:
  • Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PARAGUAY - A RECONNAISSANCE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 327, 109 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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