Mine detail: Salar Carcote

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Location: Chile, South America
Lat / long: -21.38089, -68.38283
dep_id: 10023482
mrds_id: I000470
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates
Trace mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Ulexite
gangue: Gypsum, Halite
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Evaporite
arock_type: Andesite
References:
  • Deposit:: 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.
  • 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:: RAMIREZ R., C.F., AND HUETE L., CARLOS, 1981, HOJA OLLAGUE, REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE, NO. 40, ESCALA 1:250,000
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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