Mine detail: Salar De Ollague Deposit

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -21.17257, -68.23283
dep_id: 10005889
mrds_id: BL10067
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Halite
Minor mineral: Boron-Borates
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Halite, Ulexite
orebody_fm: STRATABOUND
model: 262: Lacustrine halite
Reporter: Long, K.R., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Lake Sediments,Evaporite
References:
  • Deposit:: ERICKSEN, G.E., AND SALAS, R., 1989, GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF SALARS IN THE CENTRAL ANDES, IN ERICKSEN AND OTHERS, EDS., GEOLOGY OF THE ANDES AND ITS RELATION TO HYDROCARBON AND MINERAL RESOURCES: CIRCUM-PACIFIC COUNCIL FOR ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SERIES, V. 11, P. 151-164.
  • Deposit:: ALONSO, R.N., AND VIRAMONTE, J.G., 1985, PROVINCIA BORATIFERA CENTROANDINA, IN ACTAS00IV CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO: ANTOFAGASTO, CHILE, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE CHILE, P. 3.45-3.63.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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