Salar De Antofalla

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Travertine, Boron-Borates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023506
MRDS ID I000506
Record type Site
Current site name Salar De Antofalla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.91614, -25.73082 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • SALAR IS MORE THAN 150 KM LONG AND VARIES FROM 5 TO 20 KM IN WIDTH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Secondary
Travertine Tertiary
Boron-Borates Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore
Halite Ore
Ulexite Ore
Travertine Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.91614, -25.73082

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.