| Deposit ID | 10005865 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laguna Honda Norte |
| Alternate or previous names | Honda Norte, Laguna Honda |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.06616, -21.61423 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4110 |
| Relative position | 10 KM S70W OF CAMPAMENTO MINA CORINA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bromine | Primary |
| Sodium | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Secondary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Diatomite | Tertiary |
| Clay | Tertiary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Limestone, General | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brine | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Diatomite | Gangue |
| Halite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Unknown |
| Result | BRINE ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981) |
|---|
| Model code | 259 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b |
| Deposit model name | Evaporite (playa) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite |
| (1) | -68.06616, -21.61423 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10037 |
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, 246 P
GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS A SALINE LAKE 0.4 SQUARE KM IN AREA, AVERAGE DEPTH 20 CM, AND VOLUME 80,000 CUBIC M. LAKE IS FLOORED BY CLAY-DIATOMITE-GYPSUM-CALCITE SEDIMENTS AND BOUNDED BY HALITE-TENARDITE-CALCITE SEDIMENTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1991 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.