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Adriana

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Boron-Borates
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  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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024193
MRDS ID I010144
Record type Site
Current site name Adriana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.08279, -23.61418 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Estimated Location, Unknown Precision. Location Based On Estimated Location Of Tropapete., Estimated Location, Unknown Precision. Location Based On Estimated Location Of Tropapete.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE ARCHIBARCA RAVINE, 5 KM UP FROM ITS MOUTH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore
Clay Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.08279, -23.61418
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Archibarca Ravine Area

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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF A SMALL, LOW, ASYMMETRIC CONE ABOUT 35 M IN DIAMETER BY 2 M HIGH THAT RESTS ON AN ALLUVIAL BASE. IT IS COMPOSED OF FINELY LAMINATED LIMONITIC CLAYS WITH ULEXITE IN DISSEMINATED LAYERS AND NODULES UP TO 5 CM IN DIAMETER. THERE IS AN ONION-LIKE RHYTHMIC TEXTURE AND THE STRUCTURE IS A LIGHT YELLOW IN COLOR FROM A DISTANCE. THERE IS NO TRAVERTINE AT THIS SITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 25-MAR-95 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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