Laguna Chulluncani

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Sodium, Lithium, Boron-Borates, Potassium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005863
MRDS ID BL10031
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Chulluncani

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.88282, -21.54339 (WGS84)
Elevation 4430
Relative position 32 KM N75W OF ESTANCIA LAS JUNTAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • NW OF CERRO CHULLUNCANI. DRAINAGE BASIN IS 68 SQ KM IN SIZE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Lithium Critical Tertiary
Boron-Borates Tertiary
Potassium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore

Analytical data

Result BRINE ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981): PH 8.8, CL 44 G/L, SO4 26 G/L, B 960 MG/L, SIO2 47 MG/L, NA 31 G/L, K 12 G/L, LI 22.5 MG/L, CA 730 MG/L, MG 1.9 G/L

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.88282, -21.54339

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS A SALINE LAKE OF 800,000 SQUARE METERS AREA, AVERAGE DEPTH OF 15 CM AND A VOLUME OF 120,000 CUBIC METERS. RISACHER AND FRITZ CLASSIFY THIS SITE AS A PLAYA WITH AN UNCONFINED AQUIFER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.