Commodities
PrimarySodium, Bromine
SecondaryBoron-Borates, Potassium, Lithium
TertiaryHalite, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSaline Lake
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Mirabilite, Ulexite
GangueHalite, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Associated rockIntermediate Volcanic Rock
Tectonic settingInternal Drainage Basin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10086920
MRDS IDBL10033
Alternate namesLaguna Hedionda
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.56423, -68.04949
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, 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.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.FIELD/LAB INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOLGEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)CIMRI