Salta
Producer

Monte Amarillo

Salta, Argentina
Boron-BoratesArsenicGypsum-Anhydrite
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryArsenic, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueOrpiment, Realgar
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Claystone,Sandstone,Evaporite,Tuff · Sijes Formation
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10024185
MRDS IDI010134
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-24.71139, -66.69112
References
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P