Prospect

Salar De Aguas Calientes Norte

Chile
Boron-BoratesLithiumPotassium
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Description

F. Goodair

Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
SecondaryLithium, Potassium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeTHERMAL SPRINGS, LACUSTRINE EVAPORITE, SEDIMENTARY, BRINE
Deposit sizeS
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID60000453
MRDS IDI000472
Alternate namesPampa Zenobia De Aguas Calientes, Salar De Aguas Calientes, Laguna Negra
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-23.11423, -67.41617
References
NORMAN, J.C., AND SANTINI, K.N., 1985, AN OVERVIEW OF OCCURRENCES AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 53-59.STOERTZ, G.E., AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1974, GEOLOGY OF SALARS IN NORTHERN CHILE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 811, 65 P.GARDEWEG P., MOYRA, AND RAMIREZ R., C.F., 1985, HOJA RIO ZAPALERI, II REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE, NO. 66, 89 P., ESCALA 1:250,000.VILA, TOMAS, 1953, RECURSOS MINERALES NO-METALLICOS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA, S.A., 449 P.