| Deposit ID | 60000482 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000735 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Salinas Grandes |
| Alternate or previous names | Santa Marta I-Ii, Boratera De Tres Morros, Valparaiso, Silvia, Bahia Blanca, Victoria, Boratero De Pozo Cavado, Boratero De Aguadita, Agua Chica, Aguadita, Nino Muerto, Pocitos, La Comandita, Beiro, Borateras Jujenas, Molina, Irigoyen |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.91613, -23.69751 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LAT-LONG IS FOR THE CENTER OF THE SALINA. WESTERN HALF OF SALINA IS IN THE PROVINCE OF SALTA. SALAR HAS A PEULIAR SHPAE WITH ITS AXIS ORIENTED NE-SW AND DUE IN PART TO THE PENETRATION OF THE ALLUVIAL CONE OF THE LAS BURRAS RIVER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Halite | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| (1) | -65.91613, -23.69751 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
CATALANO, L.R., 1964, BORO-BERILIO-LITIO (UNA NUEVA FUENTE NATURAL DE ENERGIA): MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE LA NACION ESTUDIOS DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ECONOMICA SERIE ARGENTINA, NO. 3, VARIOUSLY PAGED.
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.
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