Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryHalite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueHalite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10023613
MRDS IDI000739
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-23.74751, -66.08277
References
CATALANO, L.R., 1964, BORO-BERILIO-LITIO (UNA NUEVA FUENTE NATURAL DE ENERGIA): MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE LA NACION ESTUDIOS DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ECONOMICA SERIE ARGENTINA, NO. 3, VARIOUSLY PAGED.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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.CIMRI