Salar De Pucar

Occurrence in Salta, Argentina with commodities Halite, Boron-Borates
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023607
MRDS ID I000731
Record type Site
Current site name Salar De Pucar
Alternate or previous names Salina De Pular

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.91615, -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

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Boron-Borates Primary

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) -67.91615, -24.24751

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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