| Deposit ID | 10091831 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I010139 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Elena |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.64389, -24.57667 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sijes Formation-Monte Amarillo Member | ||||
| Rock description | Sijes Formation-Monte Amarillo Member | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -66.64389, -24.57667 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I010139 |
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NUMEROUS BEDS OF HYDROBORACITE WITH LESSER GYPSUM AND INYOITE. THE ENTIRE CLAIM AREA IS WEBBED BY VEINS OF ULEXITE UPT TO 20 CM THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-NOV-94 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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