Commodities
PrimaryHalite
SecondaryGypsum-Anhydrite
TertiaryBoron-Borates, Travertine
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGypsum, Halite, Ulexite
GangueTravertine
Geology
Host rockAlluvium,Evaporite
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10023506
MRDS IDI000506
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.73082, -67.91614
References
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.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.ARGENTINA INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, 1966, MAPA MINERO DE PROVINCIAS DE CATA MARCA Y TUCUMAN, ESCALA 1:750,000ALONSO, 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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.CIMRI