Cabeza de Toba quarry, Puesto Viejo, El Carmen Department, Jujuy Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cabeza de Toba quarry | Quarry |
| Puesto Viejo | Municipality |
| El Carmen Department | Department |
| Jujuy Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 30' 14'' South , 64° 54' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Mendieta | 3,812 (2016) | 21.9km |
| San Pedro | 58,430 (2015) | 30.7km |
| Ingenio La Esperanza | 5,002 (2016) | 31.8km |
| Santa Clara | 4,883 (2016) | 33.3km |
| Palpalá | 48,199 (2016) | 40.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
241618
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241618:5
GUID (UUID V4):
a9d9d49d-08e0-4a4a-b9fd-4d888eaf2d66
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cantera Cabeza de Toba, Sierra de Puesto Viejo, Departamento El Carmen, Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina
Elevation: 774 m above sea level. Dolomitic limestones of the Yacoraite Formation.
Quarry "Cabeza de Toba", Sierra de Puesto Viejo, Jujuy. This Quarry mines "Marble Onyx", a fibrous, grey to white aragonite interlayered with dark "onyx" marble.
Main mineralization: aragonite, calcite.
"Onyx" and travertine used as substitutes for marble.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' References: |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Limestone Onyx | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Flos Ferri | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
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