Salar De Ollague

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Halite, Boron-Borates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000496
MRDS ID I010100
Record type District
Current site name Salar De Ollague

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.2495, -21.17257 (WGS84)
Relative position THIS SALAR LIES PARTIALLY IN BOLIVIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Boron-Borates Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.2495, -21.17257

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • 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

    RAMIREZ R., C.F., AND HUETE L., CARLOS, 1981, HOJA OLLAGUE, REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE, NO. 40, ESCALA 1:250,000

Beyond USGS

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