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Antuco thermal spring (Puna)

Argentine Puna (Salta, Jujuy, Catamarca), Argentina

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Active Puna thermal springs tied to volcanism: fluids heated up to 160 °C at depth, 30 to 60 °C at the vent, deposits mostly travertine and halite (Kasemann et al., 2004). Only spring still depositing ulexite. Coordinates not published (map only).

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

Standard : NIST SRM 951

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−12.5 ‰1thermal water (dissolved boron)
Single analysis (S1/92). 570 mg/L B, pH 7.9.
Kasemann et al. (2004), Boron isotope composition of geothermal fluids and borate mineral…

Deposits of the same type

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Antuco thermal spring (Puna), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/source-thermale-d-antuco-puna/ (accessed 2026-10-19).

@misc{isofind2026antucothermalspringpunaisotop,
  title = {Antuco thermal spring (Puna), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/source-thermale-d-antuco-puna/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Updated : 2026-10-19