Socacastro

Eastern Puna, Argentina

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Type: Fossil geyser ulexite

Quaternary borate tied to a geyser or hot spring of the eastern Puna: ulexite interbedded with travertine, as a cone or platform around the vent, with tincalconite, pinnoite, inderite, halite and gypsum. Fossil geyser, exhausted spring. Coordinates not published (map only).

δ11B in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 951

Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
−15.4 ‰		1	fossil geyser ulexite Single analysis (S1/83). Fluid calculated with α(solution/ulexite) = 1.0096 (Antuco): -5.8 ‰. Value printed on the Arituzar line.	Kasemann et al. (2004), Boron isotope composition of geothermal fluids and borate mineral…

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Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Socacastro, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/socacastro/ (accessed 2026-10-19).

@misc{isofind2026socacastroisotopesignatures,
  title = {Socacastro, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/socacastro/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Updated : 2026-10-19