Commodities
PrimaryHalite, Boron-Borates, Sodium
TertiaryLithium, Potassium, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeLACUSTRINE EVAPORITE, SEDIMENTARY
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Geology
StructureREGIONAL FRACTURE BORDERS THE BASIN ON THE EAST.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID60000123
MRDS IDAR15098
Alternate namesSin Nombre Salar, Pampa Cienega, Purmamarca, Maggie, Jacinta, Julian, Ratoncitos, Ratones, Anatuya, El Quehuar, La Vicuna, Matero, Maria Luisa
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.86419, -66.69945
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.NORMAN, J.C., AND SANTINI, K.N., 1985, AN OVERVIEW OF OCCURRENCES AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 53-59.CATALANO, L.R., 1964, BORO - BERILIO - LITIO (UNA NUEVA FUENTE NATURAL DE ENERGIA): ESTUDIOS DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ECONOMICA SERIE ARGENTINA NO. 3, VARIOUSLY PAGED.TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78.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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.