Commodities
PrimaryHalite, Bromine
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Boron-Borates, Lithium, Sulfur, Potassium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model267: Lithium-rich playa brines
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlClosed, Semi-Closed Basin
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Gypsum, Halite, Sulfur, Sylvite, Ulexite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Tectonic settingInternal Drainage Basin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10005864
MRDS IDBL10034
Alternate namesChiar Kkota
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.58089, -68.06616
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 TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246 P.RISACHER, FRANCOIS, 1976, RECONOCIMIENTO DE ALGUNOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO BOLIVIANO: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES - L'OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 8 P.RISACHER, F., AND MIRANDA, J., 1976, INDICIOS DE INTERES ECONOMICO EN LOS SALARES DEL SUD LIPEZ: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES - L'OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 8 P.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.A SHORT SITE VISIT WAS MADE BY G.J. ORRIS AND S. ASHER-BOLINDER OF THE USGS AND J.E. SORIA E. AND RENE ENRIQUEZ R. OF GEOBOL IN AUGUST, 1990.GEOLOGIC AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)CIMRI