Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryHalite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlUlexite Precipitation Is Controlled By Na, Ca And B Concentration Of Interstitial Brines.
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueClay, Gypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud
Associated rockIgnimbrite
StructureInternal Drainage Basin, Fluvial-Deltaic Complex
Tectonic settingAltiplano
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10086917
MRDS IDBL10023
Alternate namesBoratera Pampa
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.76786, -67.40448
References
BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO BOLIVIANO, METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y ESTIMACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246P.CADIMA, J., AND LA FUENTE, R., 1969, PROSPECCION GENERAL DE ALGUNAS BORATERAS PARTICULARES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-647SUAREZ, MILTON, CLARI, RENZO, FRANCESCHINI, GIOVANNI, PRINCIVALLI, M.M., AND ARIAS, FREDDY, 1993, RESULTADOS DE LA PRIMERA FASE DE EXPLORACION DE ULEXITA EN EL DELTA DE RIO GRANDE, SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA: BOLETIN DEL SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA 1, ANO 1993, P. 109-116.GEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BORATE CONCESSION (CADIMA AND LAFUENTE, 1967, 1976-78CIMRI