Mine detail: Arituzar

Previously called 'AritusiaAritusaAlumbrioAlumbrilloArethusa'

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Location: Jujuy, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -22.98752, -66.50112
dep_id: 10004443
mrds_id: AR08059
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates
Trace mineral: Travertine
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Ulexite
gangue: Travertine
Reporter: Orris, Greta J., Sow, Thierno
hrock_unit: Acoite Formation
hrock_type: Shale,Siltstone,Sandstone
arock_type: Dacite
tectonic: Puna
References:
  • Deposit:: TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN NO. 187, P. 48.
  • 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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.
  • Deposit:: MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1966, RECENT SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS, IN RAU, J.L., ED., SECOND SYMPOSIUM ON SALT: CLEVELAND, OHIO, THE NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., V.1, P. 151-159.
  • Deposit:: ALONSO, R.N., AND VIRAMONTE, J.G., 1985, PROVINCIA BORATIFERA CENTROANDINA: ANTOFAGASTA, IV CONGRESSO GEOLOGICAO CHILENO, V. 2(3), P. 45-61.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Reserve-Resource:: ALONSO, 1986.
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