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Salar de Maricunga

potash-bearing brine in Chile

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CountryChile
Location:-69.0833, -26.9167
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Site typedeposit
Deposit typepotash-bearing brine
Evaporite basinMaricunga
Basin typecontinental closed basin
Age
Cenozoic
Quaternary
Pleistocene-Holocene
Minimum:Cenozoic-Quaternary-Holocene
Maximum:Cenozoic-Quaternary-Pleistocene
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Geologic map unit-69.0833, -26.9167
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References

Garrett, D.E., 1996, Potash; Deposits, processing, properties and uses: New York, Chapman and Hall, 734 p.
Hains, D.H., 2011, Technical report on Salar de Maricunga lithium project, northern Chile; prepared for Li3 Inc.: Toronto, Ont., Hains Technology Associates, 105 p.