Santa Elvira

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10024191
MRDS ID	I010141
Record type	Site
Current site name	Santa Elvira

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-66.64112, -24.55583 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)

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

AT THE EXTREME NORTHERN END OF THE SIJES RANGE.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Boron-Borates	Primary
Halite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Halite	Ore
Ulexite	Ore
Gypsum	Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-66.64112, -24.55583	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I010141

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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P

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.