| Deposit ID | 10097632 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AR08258 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grupo San Nicolas |
| Alternate or previous names | El Guanaco, El Oculto, Ernesto, Esperanza, Etelvina, Federico, Felipe, Fernando, Gabriel, Humberto, Josefina, Julieta, Lisandro, Lorenzo, Lucia, Luis Enrique, Malvina, Manuela, Marieta, Mario, Mercedes, Vicente, Victoria I-Ii-Iii |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.65751, -23.43446 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 17 KM W OF SUSQUES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jujuy(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Halite | Gangue |
| Result | GOOD QUALITY NODULE SAMPLE: 25.35% B2O3 |
|---|---|
| Result | 13.65% CAO |
| Result | 0.92% MGO, 10.65% NA2O, 3.53% INSOLUBLE RESIDUE IN HCL. LOW CHLORIDE CONTENT. |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| (1) | -66.65751, -23.43446 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.3M |
|---|---|
| Length | 400M |
| Width | 300M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Salar De Olaroz |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Industrias Quimicas Baraderos |
| First year | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AR08258 |
RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000.
SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA ANALES, V. XX, 208 P.
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 | MINERALIZED BODY IS ELONGATE N-S. ULEXITE OCCURS AS "BARS" IN BLANKETS UP TO 1.2 M THICK. THE NODULES OF ULEXITE ARE EITHER VERY PURE OR CONTAIN IMPURITIES OF CLAY AND SAND. BEST QUALITY NODULES ARE VERY WHITE WITH FINE FIBERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1992 | Sow, Thierno | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 02-NOV-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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