Salar De Arizaro

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023507
MRDS ID	I000507
Record type	Site
Current site name	Salar De Arizaro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-67.74947, -24.6975 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Argentina	Salta

Comments on the location information

PEGMATITES ARE LOCATED WEST OF THE TOWN OF ALTA GRACIA.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Halite	Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gypsum	Ore
Halite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-67.74947, -24.6975	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

HR.AGE.MV: METAMORPHIC ROCKS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Large
Significant	No

Comments on the reserve resource information

CATALANO REPORTS A RESOURCE OF MILLIONS OF METRIC TONS OF SALT AT THIS LOCATION.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000507

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ALONSO, R.N., JORDAN, T.E., TABBUTT, K.T., AND VANDERBOORT, D.S., 1991, GIANT EVAPORITE BELTS OF THE NEOGENE CENTRAL ANDES: GEOLOGY, V. 19, P. 401-404.
Deposit

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.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	EXPOSED ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE SALAR/BASIN IS A 1600-M-THICK EVAPORITIC SEQUENCE DOMINATED BY HALITE. A VERY PURE SALT HORIZON IS 5 TO 20 M THICK. NEAR THE BASE IS A 100-M-THICK GYPSUM UNIT. THE EVAPORITE UNIT IS OVERLAIN BY CONGLOMERATE.

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

Beyond USGS

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