Commodities
PrimarySodium, Cobalt
SecondaryBromine
TertiaryPotassium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model267: Lithium-rich playa brines
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBRINE
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Sylvite, Trona
GangueCalcite, Illite
Geology
Host rockLake Sediments
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Tectonic settingInternal Drainage Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10100644
MRDS IDBL10024
Alternate namesCollpa Laguna
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.46976, -67.41058
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.AHLFELD, A., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 328.GEOLOGICAL STUDY BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981CIMRI