Jujuy
Past Producer

Arituzar

Jujuy, Argentina
Boron-BoratesTravertine
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryTravertine
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueTravertine
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Sandstone · Acoite Formation
Associated rockDacite
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10004443
MRDS IDAR08059
Alternate namesAritusia, Aritusa, Alumbrio, Alumbrillo, Arethusa
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-22.98752, -66.50112
References
TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN NO. 187, P. 48.ALONSO, R.N., 1986, OCCURRENCE, STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1966, RECENT SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS, IN RAU, J.L., ED., SECOND SYMPOSIUM ON SALT: CLEVELAND, OHIO, THE NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., V.1, P. 151-159.ALONSO, R.N., AND VIRAMONTE, J.G., 1985, PROVINCIA BORATIFERA CENTROANDINA: ANTOFAGASTA, IV CONGRESSO GEOLOGICAO CHILENO, V. 2(3), P. 45-61.CIMRIALONSO, 1986.