Mine detail: Andina Mine

Previously called 'Blanca LiliCoronel SaraviaLagunitaSan Juan'

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Location: Salta, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -24.50583, -66.71334
dep_id: 10005306
mrds_id: AR15113
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: Inyoite, Ulexite
gangue: Travertine
model: 260: Lacustrine borates
Reporter: Long, Keith R., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Blanca Lila Formation
hrock_type: Mudstone,Sandstone
arock_unit: Pucara Formation
arock_type: Dacite,Andesite
tectonic: Puna
References:
  • Deposit:: TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7C-NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78
  • 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POSITION, AND GENESIS OF THE BORATE DEPOSITS OF THE PUNA REGION OF ARGENTINA: SALTA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA, UNPUBLISHED PH.D DISSERTATION, 196 P.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
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