Salta, Catamarca
Producer

Tincalayu

Salta, Catamarca, Argentina
Boron-BoratesHaliteGypsum-Anhydrite
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Description

Luciano Catalano?

Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryHalite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsBorax, Kernite, Searlesite, Tincalconite
GangueAnhydrite, Gypsum, Halite, Orpiment, Realgar
Geology
Host rockClaystone,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Limestone,Evaporite,Tuff,Rhyodacite
Associated rockBasalt
StructureHombre Muerto Depression, Reverse Fautls And Fractures, Anticlines
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1953
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10023420
MRDS IDI000327
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.26416, -67.04945
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.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, BORATES, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 31-37.ALONSO, R.N., JORDAN, T.E., TABBUTT, K.T., AND VANDERBOORT, D.S., 1991, GIANT EVAPORITE BELTS OF THE NEOGENE CENTRAL ANDES: GEOLOGY, V. 19, P. 401-404.ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.DUBLANC, E.A., MALCA, D.A., AND PEREZ LEALE, ALFREDO, 1993, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF ARGENTINA LOOKING FOR INVESTMENT: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 312, P. 25-36.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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.CIMRIROSKILL, 1993.