Jujuy
Past Producer

Laguna De Vilama

Jujuy, Argentina
Boron-Borates
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Associated rockDacite · Galan Formation;Lipiyoc Formation;Vicunahuasi Formation
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10023410
MRDS IDI000313
Alternate namesIncludes Cerro Bayo, Boratera Vilama I-Ii
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-22.59753, -66.91613
References
NORMAN, J.C., AND SANTINI, K.N., 1985, AN OVERVIEW OF OCCURRENCES AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 53-69.RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.CIMRI