Occurrence

Salar De Infieles

Chile
Boron-Borates
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeLACUSTRINE SEDIMENTARY, EVAPORITE
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlCLOSED BASIN, ARID CLIMATE
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID60000459
MRDS IDI000478
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-25.96419, -69.0578
References
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.ALONSO, R.N., AND VIRAMONTE, J.G., 1985, PROVINCIA BORATIFERA CENTROANDINA, IN ACTAS -- IV CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO: ANTOFAGASTO, CHILE, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE CHILE, P. 3.45-3.44.NARANJO, J.A., AND PUIG, ALVARO, 1984, HOJAS TALTAL Y CHANARAL, REGIONES DE ANTOFAGASTA Y ATACAMA: CHILE SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE NOS. 62-63, 140 P., ESCALA 1:250,000.