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Acazoque

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Boron-Borates, Sodium, Travertine
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024199
MRDS ID I010154
Record type Site
Current site name Acazoque

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.34111, -24.28917 (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

  • THIS IS A SMALL FLAT AREA 10 KM S OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Sodium Primary
Travertine Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Borax Ore
Ulexite Ore
Travertine Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.34111, -24.28917
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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

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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.

  • Deposit

    REINALDO-VILELA, CESAR, 1969, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGIA DE LA HOJA 6C, SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES, PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY: DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA CARTA GEOLOGICA-ECONOMICA DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA BULLETIN 110, 60 P., ESCALA 1:200,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BORAX OCCURS AS SMALL IRREGULAR MASSES AND MILLIMETER SIZE CRYSTALS IN A LIGHT BROWN CLAY LAYER (20 CM THICK) BELOW A THIN SALINE CRUST. NASO IS ASSOCIATED WITH BORATE. WHERE THE FLAT IS COMPLETELY DRY, THE ULEXITE OCCURS RATHER THAN BORAX. TRAVERTINE BEDS IN THE VICINITY INDICATE PAST THERMAL ACTIVITY.
Deposit THIS SITE IS OF NO ECONOMIC INTEREST (ALONSO, 1986).

Reporter information

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

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