Potosi
Occurrence

Salar De Ollague Deposit

Potosi, Bolivia
HaliteBoron-Borates
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Commodities
PrimaryHalite
SecondaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model262: Lacustrine halite
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTRATABOUND
Materials
Ore mineralsHalite, Ulexite
Geology
Host rockLake Sediments,Evaporite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10005889
MRDS IDBL10067
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.17257, -68.23283
References
ERICKSEN, G.E., AND SALAS, R., 1989, GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF SALARS IN THE CENTRAL ANDES, IN ERICKSEN AND OTHERS, EDS., GEOLOGY OF THE ANDES AND ITS RELATION TO HYDROCARBON AND MINERAL RESOURCES: CIRCUM-PACIFIC COUNCIL FOR ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SERIES, V. 11, P. 151-164.ALONSO, R.N., AND VIRAMONTE, J.G., 1985, PROVINCIA BORATIFERA CENTROANDINA, IN ACTAS00IV CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO: ANTOFAGASTO, CHILE, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE CHILE, P. 3.45-3.63.CIMRI