Mine detail: Laguna Catalcito

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -22.58086, -67.2328
dep_id: 10005843
mrds_id: BL00068
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Bromine, Boron-Borates, Lithium, Nickel
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Brine
Reporter: Orris, Greta J. (Asher-Bolinder, Sigrid)
hrock_type: Gravel,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
arock_type: Dacite
References:
  • Deposit:: 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
  • Deposit:: SHORT SITE VISIT BY S. ASHER-BOLINDER (USGS) AND J.E. SORIA E. (GEOBOL) IN AUGUST, 1990
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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