Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryHalite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueClay
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Silt
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10005458
MRDS IDAR15298
Alternate namesConsuelo, La Perdida, La Pichunga, Nuestro Senora De Las Mercedes, Odin Y Thor, San Atillio, San Felipe, San Jose, Sol Argentino, La Tosca, San Marcelo
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.2161, -66.75473
References
RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.CIMRI