| Location: | Potosi, Bolivia, South America |
| Lat / long: | -21.63923, -67.79393 |
| dep_id: | 10005862 |
| mrds_id: | BL10029 |
| Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Boron-Borates, Lithium, Potassium |
| Trace mineral: | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite, Clay, Limestone, General |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Producer |
| ore: | Brine, Ulexite |
| gangue: | Calcite, Clay, Gypsum, Halite |
| model: | 260: Lacustrine borates |
| conc_proc: | Evaporation |
| Reporter: | Long, Keith R., Orris, Greta J., Mosier, Dan |
| hrock_type: | Evaporite |
| tectonic: | Internal Drainage Basin |
| References: |
- Deposit:: 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.
- Deposit:: RISACHER, F., AND MIRANDA, J., 1976, INDICIOS DE INTERES ECONOMICO EN LOS SALARES DEL SUD LIPEZ: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES - *FFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 8 P.
- Deposit:: ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.
- Deposit:: FIELD/LAB INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL
- Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)
- Other Database:: CIMRI
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