| Deposit ID | 10023418 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000324 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Turilari |
| Alternate or previous names | Salar De Turilari, Turi Lari |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.62306, -23.14141 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 47 KM SSW OF MINA PIRQUITAS ON RIO ROSARIO, AT THE NORTH END OF THE OLAROZ DEPRESSION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jujuy(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Bentonite | Tertiary |
| Lithium Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Borax | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Bentonite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Halite | Gangue |
| Result | TINCAL ORE: 26.2%-38.% B2O3. ULEXITE ORE: 19.3%-22.5% B2O3. CLAYS CONTAIN LARGE AMOUNTS OF LI, AS, AND CARBONATES. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| (1) | -66.62306, -23.14141 |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Industrias Quimicas Baradero |
| First year | 1986 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 11089000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000324 |
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RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.
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.
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SCHALAMUK AND OTHERS, 1983
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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