| Deposit ID | 10091832 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I010143 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Socacastro |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.84112, -24.1975 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 15 KM SW OF OLACPATO ON A TRIBUTARY OF SOCACASTRO CANYON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Travertine | Primary |
| Boron-Borates | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Travertine | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Gravel | Gangue |
| Onyx | Gangue |
| Sand | Gangue |
| Result | TYPICAL BORATE SAMPLE: 37.07% B2O3 |
|---|---|
| Result | 3.05% CAO |
| Result | 18.72% MGO |
| Result | 4.17% NA2O |
| Result | 32.46% H2O |
| Result | 2.77% CL |
| Result | 0.52% SO3 |
| Result | 1.53% INSOLUBLES. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| Rock unit name | Geste Formation |
| Rock description | Geste Formation |
| (1) | -66.84112, -24.1975 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | W-Dipping N-S Reverse Fault |
| 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 | I010143 |
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 ADJACENT GEYSER VENTS: THE LARGER IS 6 M WIDE BY 3 M HIGH; THE SMALLER 4 M WIDE BY 2 M HIGH. BOTH ARE COMPOSED OF POROUS YELLOWISH TRAVERTINE WITH SCATTERED STRINGERS OF ONYX. BORATES ARE IN THE DISCHARGED MATERIAL AROUND THE CONES. THE HOT SPRINGS HAVE FORMED A TRAVERTINE TERRACE 100 M LONG AND 20 M WIDE BY 1.5 M THICK; THE TRAVERTINE IS MIXED WITH GRAVEL, SAND, AND ISOLATED LENSES OF ONYX. |
| Deposit | FIRST KNOWN OCCURRENCE OF PINNOITE IN S. AMERICA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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