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Salina El Gualicho

Producer in Rio Negro, Argentina with commodities Halite, Bromine, Sodium, Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023509
MRDS ID I000510
Record type Site
Current site name Salina El Gualicho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.2493, -40.39755 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM NNW OF THE SAN ANTONIO OESTE PORT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Negro(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Rio Negro

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF THE TOWN OF SAN LUIS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Bromine Primary
Sodium Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore
Halite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE ORE RUNS 74.57% NACL, 0.51% MGCL2, 2.86% NA2SO4, 6.04% CASO4, AND 16.02% INSOLUBLES.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.2493, -40.39755
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gran Bajo Del Gualicho Depression.

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN THE GRAN BAJO DEL GUALICHO DEPRESSION (2700 SQ KM).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • IN LATE 1970'S, ABOUT 20,000 MT OF SALT ARE HARVESTED EACH YEAR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Measured 58282000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Halite NaCl 74.57 wt-pct Sodium Major 1979

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BRODTKORB, 1979.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRODTKORB, ALEJO, 1979, SOME SODIUM CHLORIDE DEPOSITS FROM PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA, IN COOGAN, A.H., AND HAUBER, LUKAS, EDS., FIFTH SYMPOSIUM ON SALT: CLEVELAND, OHIO, THE NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., V. 1, P. 31-39

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE SALINA IS 78 M BELOW SEA LEVEL AND 120 X 45 KM WITH A SURFACE AREA OF 2700 SQ KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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