死人盐沼
Catamarca, Argentina
位于阿根廷萨尔塔省死人盐沼地区的廷卡拉尤,是安地斯高原重要的硼酸盐矿床——其名源自 tincal(硼砂)——出产硼砂与钠硼解石。
A high-Andean borate deposit
Tincalayu, on the Puna plateau of Salta Province, is one of Argentina's principal borate deposits. The name derives from tincal, the old term for natural borax, and the deposit is worked for borax and associated borate minerals.
What collectors look for
Borate species — borax, ulexite ("TV rock"), and related minerals — are the collector interest, alongside the deposit's importance as a source of industrial boron.