| Deposit ID | 60000123 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AR15098 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Salar Centenario |
| Alternate or previous names | Sin Nombre Salar, Pampa Cienega, Purmamarca, Maggie, Jacinta, Julian, Ratoncitos, Ratones, Anatuya, El Quehuar, La Vicuna, Matero, Maria Luisa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.69945, -24.86419 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SALAR CENTENARIO IN A NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THE RATONES SALAR; THE TWO SALARS ARE SEPARATED BY THE CONFLUENCE OF 2 WIDE ALLUVIAL FANS THAT EXTEND INTO THE DEPRESSION. THE SALAR COVERS AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 94 SW KM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sodium | Primary |
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Halite | Primary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Potassium | Tertiary |
| Lithium Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 260 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| (1) | -66.69945, -24.86419 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | REGIONAL FRACTURE BORDERS THE BASIN ON THE EAST. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | ESPINOZA HERMANOS AND BOROQUIMICA SAMICAF |
| Year | 1980 |
SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA DE REPUBLICA ARGENTINA ANALES, V. XX, 208 P.
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.
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.
TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78.
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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | LONG, KEITH R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | ORRIS, GRETA J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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