| Deposit ID | 10090398 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10032 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laguna Canapa Norte |
| Alternate or previous names | Canapa, Laguna Canapa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.00782, -21.49756 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4140 |
| Relative position | 46 KM N75W 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 |
| Lithium Critical | Secondary |
| Potassium | Secondary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brine | Ore |
| Mirabilite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Halite | Gangue |
| Result | BRINE ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981): PH 8.34, CL 2.25 G/L, SO4 5.07 G/L, B 13 MG/L, SIO2 67 MG/L, NA 3.59 G/L, K 212 MG/L, LI 19.5 MG/L, CA 65 MG/L, MG 34 MG/L |
|---|
| Model code | 267 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.13 (35bm) |
| Deposit model name | Lithium-rich playa brines |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Brine |
| (1) | -68.00782, -21.49756 |
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| Length | 1500M |
|---|---|
| Width | 900M |
| 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 | BL10032 |
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, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES -L'OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 3 P.
GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS A NA-CL-(SO4) SALINE PLAYA 1.25-1.5 SQUARE KM IN AREA. THE SURFACE AREA OF THE PART OF THE PLAYA USUALLY COVERED BY WATER IS ABOUT 0.4 SQ KM WITH A MEAN DEPTH OF 0.2 M. RISACHER AND FRITZ ESTIMATE THE DRAINAGE BASIN AREA AT 227 SQ KM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.