Salar de Arizaro ("Arizaro" comes from Atacameno "crow" in the sense of "condor" and , , "accommodation", "place where something is common".) is a large salt flat of the Andes in north-western Argentina. It is located between the villages of Tolar Grande and Caipe, near Mina La Casualidad, in Los Andes Department, Salta Province.
Overview
Located in the central-western area of the Puna de Atacama, it covers an area of . SEGEMAR (Sistema Geológico Minero Argentino) "Sales" . Publicación técnica SEGEMAR – UNSAM Nº 9 – Diciembre 2003 – – Dic. 2003. Per extension, Salar de Arizaro is the 6th largest salt flat in the World and the 2nd largest in Argentina after the Salinas Grandes. List of greatest Salares at es.wpSalar de Arizaro at mindat.org
The salar area features metallic and non-metallic resources, including salt, marble, iron, copper and onyx.Salar de Arizaro Earth Snapshot
The nearest salt flats include Antofalla, Hombre Muerto (both in the north of Catamarca Province), Pocitos (in the east) and the Salinas Grandes of Jujuy and Salta provinces.
The Salar de Arizaro is crossed in the middle by the Salta–Antofagasta railway and the Provincial Route 27 (part of the former RN 59). A particular characteristic of it is a conical hill named Cerro Cono (or Cono de Arita), A picture of the Cerro Cono with a brief description a sandstone-formation. Noticiero Salta: ¿El Cono de Arita es natural o un monumento milenario?
The Salar de Arizaro is situated in the Lithium Triangle, and the area is being assessed for the extraction of Lithium carbonate by at least two companies: Lithium Chile and LiTHIUM-X
See also
Atacama Desert Salar de Uyuni Salar de Atacama
Literature Gonzalo Monterroso: Touring Argentina - Salta. 1999, R. N. Alonso, J. G. Viramonte: Geología y Metalogenia de la Puna. Estudios geol. 43:393-407 (1987)
References
External links
Salar de Arizaro on Salta Province website