Juanita

Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodity 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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024186
MRDS ID I010135
Record type Site
Current site name Juanita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.68556, -24.68917 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est, +/- 30 Seconds, Est, +/- 30 Seconds

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore

Analytical data

Result B2O3- 35-40%
Result LOW CHLORIDE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Sijes Formation
    Rock description Sijes Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.68556, -24.68917

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folding, Faulting

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Serrania De Sijes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ULEXITE IS INTERBEDDED WITHIN FOLDED AND FAULTED LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS AND EVAPORITES. IT OCCURS AS NODULES, VEINS, BEDS, AND DISSEMINATED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-NOV-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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