Salta
Past Producer

Purmamarca Mine

Salta, Argentina
Boron-Borates
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Tectonic settingPuna
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years-1980
Identification
Deposit ID10097662
MRDS IDAR15099
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.94888, -66.73889
References
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.RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.yCIMRISCHALAMUK (1983) P. 89