Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlHot Springs
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueCalcite, Onyx, Travertine
Geology
Host rockAlluvium
Associated rockBasalt · Quevar Volcanic Complex
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10023414
MRDS IDI000320
Alternate namesSalar De AntucoAntuco, Ana Maria, Spica, Centauri
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.16944, -66.67056
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. 53-59.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.CATALANO, L.R., 1964, BORO - BERILIO - LITIO (UNA NUEVA FUENTE NATURAL DE ENERGIA): ESTUDIOS DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ECONOMICA SERIE ARGENTINA NO. 3, VARIOUSLY PAGED.CARTA GEOGRAFICA REP. DE ARGENTINA; PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA; SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES; INSTITUTO GEOGRAFICO MILITAR; 1986REINALDO-VILELA, CESAR, 1969, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGIA DE LA HOJA 6C, SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES, PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY: DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA CARTA GEOLOGICA-ECONOMICA DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA BULLETIN 110, 60 P., ESCALA 1:200,000.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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.CIMRIDNGM BOL 100, P. 55.ALONSO, 1986.