Occurrence

Salar Carcote

Chile
Boron-BoratesGypsum-AnhydriteHalite
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Halite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueGypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10023482
MRDS IDI000470
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.38089, -68.38283
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.RAMIREZ R., C.F., AND HUETE L., CARLOS, 1981, HOJA OLLAGUE, REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE, NO. 40, ESCALA 1:250,000CIMRI