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Salar De Incahuasi

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Halite, Boron-Borates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023606
MRDS ID I000730
Record type Site
Current site name Salar De Incahuasi
Alternate or previous names Salina Incahuasi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.5828, -24.24751 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Comments on the location information

  • 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.
  • STRADDLES ARGENTINA-CHILE BORDER. NORTH OF SALAR ARIZARO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Boron-Borates Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VERY EARLY REPORTS CLAIMED COLEMANITE COULD BE FOUND HERE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.5828, -24.24751
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SALINAS GRANDES WAS PROBABLY CONTIGUOUS WITH LAGUNA GUAYATAYOC IN THE PLEISTOCENE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE MINING OF COMMON SALT IN 1973.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE HALITE RESERVES ARE THOSE HELD BY INDUSTRIAS QUIMICAS Y MINERAS (EL TIMBO SA). IN ADDITION TO NACL, THE RESERVES CONTAIN 0.30-0.9% NASO4, 0.4-0.11% MGCL, 0.16-0.41% CACL, AND 0.16-0.20% CACO3.

Comments on development

  • INTENSIVELY EXPLOITED BY THE BELGIUM INTERNATIONAL BORATE CO. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HIGH GRADE ULEXITE IN MANTOS OF VARIABLE THICKNESS. EVAPORITES OCCUPY 210 SQ KM OF THE BASIN WHICH IN TURN OCCUPIES A GRABEN BETWEEN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS ALTA AND CHANI AND THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF COBRES. THE SALT CRUST IS COMMONLY 5-20 CM THICK. GYPSUM OCCURS AS ROSETTES AND ISOLATED CRYSTALS. ULEXITE OCCURS AS NODULES ABOUT 0.4 CM IN DIAMETER.
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD AR08270 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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