| Deposit ID | 10098114 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000484 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chillicoipa |
| Alternate or previous names | Chillicolpa, Pampa Chillicolpa, Sapiutapa? |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.89955, -17.21435 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tacna(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Tacna |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Borax | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Halite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments |
| (1) | -69.89955, -17.21435 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000484 |
NORMAN, J.C., AND SANTINI, K.N., 1985, AN OVERVIEW OF OCCURRENCES AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 53-59.
MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1966, RECENT SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS, IN RAU, J.L., ED., SECOND SYMPOSIUM ON SALT: CLEVELAND, OHIO, THE NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., V.1, P. 151-159.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BORATE DEPOSITS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THERMAL SPRINGS. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD RL10066 OF R. LANGFORD WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Langford, R.P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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