Arequipa
Producer

Laguna Salinas

Arequipa, Peru
Boron-BoratesHaliteSodiumGypsum-AnhydriteClay
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryHalite, Sodium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Clay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlClosed Basin, Arid Climate
Materials
Ore mineralsInyoite, Ulexite
GangueGypsum, Halite, Illite, Montmorillonite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud
Associated rockVolcanic Ash,Dacite
StructureClosed Basin
Tectonic settingAltiplano
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1894-1920'S
First production1894
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10023493
MRDS IDI000483
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-16.36438, -71.14126
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, 1958, FIRST KNOWN OCCURRENCE OF INYOITE IN A PLAYA, AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 43, P. 1144-1147.KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, W.C., 1975, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 473-496.ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, W.C., 1983, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC..CIMRIROSKILL, 1993.ROSKILL, 1993; KISTLER AND SMITH, 1983.