Huincul Prospect

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Boron-Borates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004596
MRDS ID AR08252
Record type Site
Current site name Huincul Prospect
Alternate or previous names Iglesia, Lina Lari

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.89946, -23.11502 (WGS84)
Relative position 60 KM SW OF MINA PIRQUITAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • 15 KM NNE OF SALINA DE JAMA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.89946, -23.11502

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RICCI, S.M., 1973, MAPA MINERO DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, ESCALA 1:750,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.