Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsInyoite, Ulexite
GangueClay, Gypsum, Realgar
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Tuff · Sijes Formation
StructurePastos Grandes Depression, Faulting, Folds
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10005305
MRDS IDAR15112
Alternate namesSol De Manana Claim, Includes Esperanza 1, 2, and 3 Claims, Cita Claim
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.68222, -66.65501
References
TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78.SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES XX, 208 P.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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.CIMRIDNGM ANALES 20, P. 93