Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Halite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueGypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone,Salt
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10097632
MRDS IDAR08258
Alternate namesEl Guanaco, El Oculto, Ernesto, Esperanza, Etelvina, Josefina, Julieta, Lisandro, Lorenzo, Lucia, Luis Enrique, Malvina, Manuela, Marieta, Mario, Mercedes, Vicente, Victoria I-Ii-Iii, Federico, Felipe, Fernando, Gabriel, Humberto
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.43446, -66.65751
References
RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA ANALES, V. XX, 208 P.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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.CIMRI