Salta
Occurrence

Socacastro

Salta, Argentina
TravertineBoron-Borates
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Commodities
PrimaryTravertine
SecondaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsTravertine, Ulexite
GangueGravel, Onyx, Sand
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Geste Formation
Associated rockDacite
StructureW-Dipping N-S Reverse Fault
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10091832
MRDS IDI010143
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.1975, -66.84112
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 PCIMRI