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Lonco Vaca Quarry, Rancul, Rancul Department, La Pampa Province, Argentinai
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RanculMunicipality
Rancul DepartmentDepartment
La Pampa ProvinceProvince
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 15' 27'' South , 65° 5' 42'' West
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Type:
Age:
880 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Chernicoff, C. J., Zappettini, E. O., Santos, J. O. S., Belousova, E., & McNaughton, N. J. (2011). Hf isotope study of Palaeozoic metaigneous rocks of La pampa province and implications for the occurrence of juvenile early Neoproterozoic (Tonian) magmatis
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rancul3,699 (2016)43.1km
La Maruja1,389 (2016)48.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
35043
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35043:0
GUID (UUID V4):
bd9270a3-5d17-4c73-894c-60422c48e50f


Pegmatite and granite gneiss. Chernicoff lists this quarry near Greens quarry, but other references place it in La Pampa near the border with San Luis Province.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-

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OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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