Locality type:

Lake

Classification

Species:

Ulexite

Formula:

NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Laguna Chiar Khota, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1321150

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1321150:9

GUID (UUID V4):

2d921d46-8aaf-41e6-9c25-f0efb81d6302

Nearest other occurrences of Ulexite

39.1km (24.3 miles)

ⓘ Salar de Carcote, Ollagüe, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

82.3km (51.2 miles)

ⓘ El Tatio geothermal field, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

References

Bentz, J. L., & Peterson, R. C. (2017). Realgar and hörnesite precipitation in an iron-poor, sulfate-rich Mudflat, Laguna Chiar Khota, Bolivia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55(6), 1009-1025.

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	Bentz, Jennifer L., Peterson, Ronald C. (2017) Realgar and Hörnesite Precipitation In An Iron-Poor, Sulfate-Rich Mudflat, Laguna Chiar Khota, Bolivia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (6) 1009-1025 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700021	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	AN IRON-POOR, SULFATE-RICH MUDFLAT, LAGUNA CHIAR KHOTA, BOLIVIA JENNIFER L. BENTZ§ AND RONALD C. PETERSON...and sediments found in the mudflat of Laguna Chiar Khota, Bolivia, are presented from a 170 m transect...diffraction, thioarsenic, Bolivia Altiplano, arsenic speciation, Laguna Chiar Khota. INTRODUCTION High concentrations...2012); 128 lM in Laguna Burro Muerto, Chile (Lara et al. 2012); and 374 lM in Laguna Turquesa, Chile (Lara...borates including colemanite (Ca2B6O115H2O), ulexite [NaCaB5O6 (OH)65H2O], and borax (Na2B4O710H2O)
	*Bentz, Jennifer L., Peterson, Ronald C. (2020) THE FORMATION OF CLAY MINERALS IN THE MUDFLATS OF BOLIVIAN SALARS. Clays and Clay Minerals, 68 (2). 115-134 doi:10.1007/s42860-020-00065-x*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	chosen were: Laguna Canapa (CAN), Laguna Hedionda (HED), Laguna Ramaditas (RAM), Laguna Honda (HON),... Laguna Chiar Khota (CHKT), and Laguna Chulluncani (CHU) (Fig. 1). Detailed descriptions of the salars...study site in the Sur Lipez region of Potosi, Bolivia, and the locations of the six salars. Image of...quartz, authigenic cristobalite, sylvite, and ulexite (Table 2). They consist of an extremely fine-grained...surrounding sediment, Laguna Canapa (CAN), Laguna Hedionda (HED), Laguna Ramaditas (RAM), Laguna Honda (HON),

Ulexite from Laguna Chiar Khota, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Ulexite from
Laguna Chiar Khota, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia