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Lagunita

Occurrence in Jujuy, 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. 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024197
MRDS ID I010151
Record type Site
Current site name Lagunita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.53278, -22.99751 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS WEST OF CORANZULI IN THE VICINITY OF VOLCANO COYAMBAYO, ABOUT 1 KM NE OF VOLCANCITO GEYSERS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Inyoite Ore
Ulexite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.53278, -22.99751
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAGUNITA IS A SALINE DEPRESSION, ABOUT 60 M LONG, WITHIN IGNIMBRITES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION TO 1986.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL BORATE DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF ULEXITE AND INYOITE. THE INYOITE OCCURS IN THIN BEDS 10-15 CM THICK WITH MILLIMETER SIZE RHOMBOIDAL EUHEDRAL INYOITE CRYSTALS BENEATH ABOUT 10 CM OF SALINE EFFLORESCENCE COMPOSED OF ULEXITE, SAND, AND CLAY.
Deposit SITE IS OF LITTLE ECONOMIC INTEREST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-OCT-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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