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Laguna Verde

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Bromine
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090399
MRDS ID BL10049
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Verde

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.80504, -22.79197 (WGS84)
Elevation 4350
Relative position 6 KM N OF VOLCAN JURIQUES.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981) ESTIMATE THAT BRINES HAVE 20 TO 40 G/L DISSOLVED SALTS. ORRIS AND ASHER-BOLINDER SAMPLE RAN 6 PPM LI AND 21 PPM B.

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 Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.80504, -22.79197
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
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, 246 P

  • Deposit

    FIELD VISIT BY GRETA ORRIS AND SIGRID ASHER-BOLINDER/LAB INVESTIGATIONS USGS/GEOBOL 199

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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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