| Deposit ID | 10086975 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10393 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Challviri Pampa North Occurrence |
| Alternate or previous names | Salar De Challviri |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.58281, -22.46421 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4400 |
| Relative position | 19 KM S75E OF CAMPAMENTO SOL DE MA%ANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Borax | Ore |
| Colemanite | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| (1) | -67.58281, -22.46421 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Salar De Challviri |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10393 |
BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, R., 1985, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO BOLIVIANO: PARIS AND LA PAZ, ORSTOM/UMSA, 247P
CIMRI
BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BORAX FOUND IN LENSES OF VARIABLE THICKNESS IN LAKE MUDS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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