| Deposit ID | 10005302 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AR15109 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Neptali Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hilda, Monchu, Cristina Elisa, Ana Del Valle, Mariano, Susy, Diego |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.77445, -24.66 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 11 KM S68W OF SIJES, 50 KM ESE OF POCITOS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -66.77445, -24.66 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.5M |
|---|---|
| Length | 8000M |
| Width | 4000M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Salar De Pastos Grandes |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AR15109 |
TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA MOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78 DNGM ANALES 20, P. 95-96
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANNUAL HARVEST OF IMPURE SALT EVERY APRIL AND MAY. ON THE S END OF THE SALAR BEDS OF SALT UP TO 2 M THICK ARE EXPOSED. ANALYSIS: 95.3% NACL, 1.60% NA2SO4, 0.53% CACL, 0.30% KCL, 0.04% MGCL2, 0.32% CA2(HCO3) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Long, Kr | U.S. Geological Survey |
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