| Deposit ID | 10086920 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10033 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laguna Hedionda Norte Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Laguna Hedionda |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.04949, -21.56423 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4121 |
| Relative position | 47 KM N5W OF ESTANCIA LAS JUNTAS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sodium | Primary |
| Bromine | Primary |
| Boron-Borates | Secondary |
| Potassium | Secondary |
| Lithium Critical | Secondary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brine | Ore |
| Mirabilite | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Halite | Gangue |
| Sulfur | Gangue |
| Result | BRINE ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981): DENSITY 1.006, PH 7.28, CL 3.75 G/L, SO4 455 MG/L, B 20.5 MG/L, SIO2 123 MG/L, NA 2.1 G/L, K 200 MG/L, LI 15 MG/L, CA 300 MG/L, MG 114 MG/L |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| (1) | -68.04949, -21.56423 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10033 |
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.
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.
FIELD/LAB INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL
GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS A PLAYA OF 3.5-4.4 SQ KM AREA, AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 20-30 CM AND A VOLUME OF 700,000 CUBIC METERS. WATER TYPICALLY COVERS 3.8 SQ KM OF THE SURFACE AREA. NATIVE S OCCURES IN MUD 10 CM BELOW SURFACE EVAPORITES. RISACHER AND FRITZ CLASSIFY THE PLAYA BRINES AS NA-(MG)-CL-(SO4) BRINES AND ESTIMATE THE DRAINAGE AREA OF THE BASIN AS 52 SQ KM. |
| 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 | 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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