Unnamed Salar Near Oficina Rosario

Producer in Chile with commodity Nitrogen-Nitrates
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. 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 10065014
MRDS ID TC39989
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Salar Near Oficina Rosario

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.99953, -24.22751 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nitrogen-Nitrates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Niter Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Halite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.99953, -24.22751

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE, INTERMITTENT PRODUCER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILT AND SAND WITH HALITE, THERNADITE, AND GYPSUM FORM CRUSTS, THE UPPER PART CONTAINS NITRATE OF FEW % TO 25%.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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