| Deposit ID | 10023506 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000506 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salar De Antofalla |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.91614, -25.73082 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catamarca(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Catamarca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Secondary |
| Travertine | Tertiary |
| Boron-Borates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Travertine | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| (1) | -67.91614, -25.73082 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000506 |
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.
ARGENTINA INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, 1966, MAPA MINERO DE PROVINCIAS DE CATA MARCA Y TUCUMAN, 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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEOGENE EVAPORITES ARE EXPOSED ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE SALAR/BASIN AND THEY HAVE A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 200 M. ROCK SALT OF THIS SEQUENCE CROPS OUT OVER A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 80 KM. WITHIN THE SALT, AT A LOCAL KNOWN AS UNCAL, ULEXITE IS DISSEMINATED IN SMALL IRREGULAR NODULES (<5 CM IN DIAMETER). THICK BEDS OF GYPSUM OCCUR IN THIS SEQUENCE ALSO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 02-NOV-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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