Salar De Quisquiro

Prospect in Chile with commodities Boron-Borates, Lithium, Potassium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite, Sodium Sulfate
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000454
MRDS ID I000473
Record type District
Current site name Salar De Quisquiro
Alternate or previous names Dioloque, Salar Dialoque, Salar De Loyoques O Quisquiro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.28277, -23.24752 (WGS84)
Relative position DRAINAGE BASIN AREA IS 264 SQ MILES; SALAR AREA IS 37 SQ MILES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Lithium Critical Secondary
Potassium Secondary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary
Halite Tertiary
Sodium Sulfate Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.28277, -23.24752

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORMAN, J.C., AND SANTINI, K.N., 1985, AN OVERVIEW OF OCCURRENCES AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 53-59.

  • Deposit

    ALONSO, R.N., AND VIRAMONTE, J.G., 1985, PROVINCIA BORATIFERA CENTROANDINA, IN ACTAS -- IV CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO: ANTOFAGASTO, CHILE, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE CHILE, P. 3.45-3.44.

  • Deposit

    STOERTZ, G.E., AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1974, GEOLOGY OF SALARS IN NORTHERN CHILE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 811, 65 P.

  • Deposit

    GARDEWEG P., MOYRA, AND RAMIREZ R., C.F., 1985, HOJA RIO ZAPALERI, II REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE, NO. 66, 89 P., ESCALA 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    VILA, TOMAS, 1953, RECURSOS MINERALES NO-METALLICOS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA, S.A., 449 P.

Beyond USGS

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