Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates, Travertine
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsTravertine, Ulexite
GangueOnyx
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Shale,Sandstone · Acoite Formation
Associated rockDacite · Zapaleri Formation
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10024195
MRDS IDI010146
Alternate namesNeptune, Huayra Yurac
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-22.99751, -66.49945
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.ALONSO, R.N., AND VIRAMONTE, J.G., 1985, PROVINCIA BORATIFERA CENTROANDINA: ANTOFAGASTA, IV CONGRESSO GEOLOGICAO CHILENO, V. 2(3), P. 45-61.CIMRI