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Anita Prospect

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodity 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005299
MRDS ID AR15103
Record type Site
Current site name Anita Prospect
Alternate or previous names Cristal, Includes Anita 1 and 2 Claims, Maridel 2 and 3 Claims, Perico 1, 2,, And 3 Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.74612, -24.80638 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 20 KM S OF SIJES MINING CAMP.

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

  • AT N END OF SALAR CENTENARIO (W BANK).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore
Inyoite Ore
Ulexite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Travertine Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Sijes Formation
    Rock description Sijes Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.74612, -24.80638
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description The Bedding Is Very Distorted In This Area With Complex Folding And Faulting.

Comments on the geologic information

  • THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF LANDSLIDES IN THIS AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Serrania De Sijes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA MOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 02-NOV-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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