| Deposit ID | 10005306 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AR15113 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Andina Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Blanca Lili, Coronel Saravia, Lagunita, San Juan |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.71334, -24.50583 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | 2 KM SSE OF SIJES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Travertine | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Inyoite | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Travertine | Gangue |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Pucara Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Pucara Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Rock unit name | Blanca Lila Formation |
| Rock description | Blanca Lila Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -66.71334, -24.50583 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Serrania De Sijes |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AR15113 |
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INTERBEDS OF ULEXITE WITH MINOR INYOITE OCCUR IN PINKISH MUDSTONE. BORATE UNIT IS OVERLAIN BY TRAVERTINE AND CARBONATE CEMENTED SANDSTONE. ULEXITE IS DISTRIBUTED IRREGULARLY IN BEDS 10-50 CM THICK. MOST OCCURRENCES ARE FLAT-LYING, HARD, AND HIGH GRADE ULEXITE WITH A LOW SALINE CONTENT. INYOITE OCCURS AS GROWTHS IN THE ULEXITE OR AS REDDISH-BROWN BEDS OF CRYSTALLINE INYOITE. THE BORATE-BEARING SECTION TOTALS 0.5 TO 1.2 M THICK. |
| Deposit | THE CRONEL BORETTI, CORONEL MOLLINEDO, AND CORONEL VIDT CONCESSIONS MAY ALSO OCCUR IN THIS AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-92 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 10-OCT-94 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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