Commodities
PrimarySodium
SecondaryLithium, Potassium
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Halite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model267: Lithium-rich playa brines
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSaline Lake
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Mirabilite
GangueGypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockBrine
Associated rockIntermediate Volcanic Rock
Tectonic settingInternal Drainage Basin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10090398
MRDS IDBL10032
Alternate namesCanapa, Laguna Canapa
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.49756, -68.00782
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, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES -L'OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 3 P.GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981CIMRI