Ojo De Agua

Past Producer in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Boron-Borates, Travertine
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024196
MRDS ID I010147
Record type Site
Current site name Ojo De Agua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.69945, -22.99751 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM N OF SITE OF EL TORO., Estimated Location, Unknown Precision But The Latitude May Be Significantly Off Because Of Very Poor North-South Control In Location Description.

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

  • ALONG EAST SIDE OF ROSARIO RANGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Travertine Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Travertine Ore
Ulexite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.69945, -22.99751

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 50M
    Length 20M
    Width 20M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P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 2 GEYSER CONES, ONE OF WHICH FORMED A LARGE ULEXITE DEPOSIT. THE BORON-BEARING GEYSER DEPOSIT IS 50 M HIGH AND 20 M WIDE, OF WHICH THE TOP 10 M CORRESPOND TO THE TRAVERTINE CONE PROPER AND THE REST COMPRISES THE DEPOSIT OF ULEXITE AND BEDS OF TRAVERTINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-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.