Santa Isabel quarry, El Rosario mountain, La Toma, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Santa Isabel quarry | Quarry |
| El Rosario mountain | Mountain |
| La Toma | Municipality |
| Coronel Pringles Department | Department |
| San Luis Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 56' 45'' South , 65° 48' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Toma | 6,663 (2016) | 21.0km |
| Naschel | 3,157 (2016) | 40.7km |
| San Francisco del Monte de Oro | 3,295 (2016) | 48.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
43570
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43570:4
GUID (UUID V4):
1d082d43-b590-4e50-8a66-e036dd757a4b
Quarry for extraction of a beautiful green lapidary-grade calcite locally called "onyx marble". Pliocene beds, alternating compact and porous layers, hosted discordantly in sedimentary and metamorphic country rock. Colour varies from yellowish-green to greyish green, with veins of brownish limonitic alteration. Younger, less abundant aragonite, grey to white, filling fractures. A little celestine is also found. Recent secondary travertine occurs in surroundings.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Calcite var. Limestone Onyx Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| β 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | var. Limestone Onyx | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | β Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Calcite var. Limestone Onyx | CaCO3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Argentina
- Pampean Pegmatite ProvinceMineral Province
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South America PlateTectonic Plate
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