Potosi
Occurrence

Laguna Chulluncani

Potosi, Bolivia
SodiumLithiumPotassiumBoron-Borates
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Commodities
PrimarySodium
TertiaryLithium, Potassium, Boron-Borates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine
Geology
Host rockLake Sediments
Tectonic settingInternal Drainage Basin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10005863
MRDS IDBL10031
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.54339, -67.88282
References
BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO DE BOLIVIA; METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y EVALUACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET ECONOMIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246P.RISACHER, FRANCOIS, AND FRITZ, BERTRAND, 1991, GEOCHEMISTRY OF BOLIVIAN SALARS, LIPEZ, SOUTHERN ALTIPLANO: ORIGIN OF SOLUTES AND BRINE EVOLUTION: GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, V. 55, P. 687-705.GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981CIMRI