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Laguna Ramaditas

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Bromine, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Lithium, Boron-Borates, Potassium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005866
MRDS ID BL10038
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Ramaditas
Alternate or previous names Ramaditas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.08282, -21.63089 (WGS84)
Elevation 4120
Relative position 13 KM S60W OF CAMPAMENTO MINA CORINA.

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

  • NE OF CERRO ASCOTAN RAMADITAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary
Lithium Critical Tertiary
Boron-Borates Tertiary
Potassium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore
Gypsum Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result BRINE ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981): DENSITY 1.020, PH 8.15, CL 15 G/L, SO4 3.07 G/L, B 77 MG/L, SIO2 109 MG/L, NA 9 G/L, K 1.03 G/L, LI 11.7 MG/L, CA 1.375 G/L, MG 325 MG/L

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 259
USGS model code 35b
Deposit model name Evaporite (playa)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Brine

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.08282, -21.63089
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Saline Lake

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic 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 - L'OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 8 P.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS A SALAR 4 SQUARE KM IN AREA WITH A SALINE LAKE 2 SQUARE KM IN AREA (SEASONALLY VARIABLE). LAKE IS FLOORED BY GYPSUM AND CALCITE. AN ANCIENT LAKE BED EXPOSED NORTH OF THE SALAR CONSISTS OF CALCITE, CLAY AND GYPSUM.

Reporter information

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

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

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