| Deposit ID | 10024194 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I010145 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Calichar |
| Alternate or previous names | Violeta |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.58278, -22.99751 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jujuy(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Jujuy |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Travertine | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Travertine | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| (1) | -66.58278, -22.99751 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rio Alumbrio Spring Area |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I010145 |
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A PAIR OF GEYSER STRUCTURES OCCUR ON THE WEST SLOPE OF A GULCH, ABOUT 30 M ABOVE THE STREAMBED. THE HIGHER GEYSER CONE IS NON-BORON-BEARING. THE LOWER HAS FORMED A DEPOSIT OF A FEW TENS OF TONS OF ULEXITE. BOTH ARE LARGELY COMPOSED OF LIMONITIC TRAVERTINE AND ARE EXTINCT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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