Catamarca
Producer
La Esperanza Quarry
Catamarca, Argentina
Kaolin
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Commodities
Primary
Kaolin
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit type
Stockwork
Deposit size
Y
Materials
Ore minerals
Kaolinite
Gangue
Albite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rock
Mica Schist
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10004257
MRDS ID
AR01063
Alternate names
La Victoria, Quijo Huasi, Santa Elena, Santa Teresa, Ricardo Enrique
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-28.28967, -66.1383
References
MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIACIMRI