| Deposit ID | 10023414 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000320 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boratera De Antuco |
| Alternate or previous names | Salar De Antuco, Antuco, Ana Maria, Spica, Centauri |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.67056, -24.16944 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4100 |
| Relative position | 35 KM N81W OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Onyx | Gangue |
| Travertine | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Quevar Volcanic Complex | ||||||
| Rock description | Quevar Volcanic Complex | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium |
| (1) | -66.67056, -24.16944 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1874 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Internacional Del Borax |
| First year | 1969 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000320 |
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.
CATALANO, L.R., 1964, BORO - BERILIO - LITIO (UNA NUEVA FUENTE NATURAL DE ENERGIA): ESTUDIOS DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA ECONOMICA SERIE ARGENTINA NO. 3, VARIOUSLY PAGED.
CARTA GEOGRAFICA REP. DE ARGENTINA; PROVINCIAS DE JUJUY Y SALTA; SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES; INSTITUTO GEOGRAFICO MILITAR; 1986
REINALDO-VILELA, CESAR, 1969, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGIA DE LA HOJA 6C, SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES, PROVINCIAS DE SALTA Y JUJUY: DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA CARTA GEOLOGICA-ECONOMICA DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA BULLETIN 110, 60 P., ESCALA 1:200,000.
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.
CIMRI
DNGM BOL 100, P. 55.
ALONSO, 1986.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACTIVE THERMAL SPRING DEPOSITION. MN IS STILL BEING DEPOSITED AT BORATERA DE ANTUCO. SPRINGS APPEAR TO BE AT CONTACT OF PLIOCENE ANDESITIC ROCKS AND ALLUVIUM. THE DEPOSITS ARE 0.05-1.0 M THICK (AVERAGE 0.2-0.6 M). ULEXITE IS DEPOSITED IN 2 ENVIRONMENTS: 1) DIRECTLY AROUND SPRING VENTS; 2) BY EVAPORATION OF SPRING WATER FROM SPRING WATER IMPREGNATED ALLUVIUM AT THE MOUTH OF THE RAVINE. THICK TRAVERTINE AND ONYX TERRACES INDICATE GREATER THERMAL ACTIVITY IN THE PAST. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD AR15027 OF THIERNO SOW WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 02-NOV-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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