Caracterización geoquímica de salmueras de litio en el sector Turucachi, parte 2

Abstract

Abstract: In this thesis work, the geochemical study of lithium brines was addressed, which allowed the evaluation and determination of the lithium concentration. The development of the research was carried out in three stages: field stage, in which a geophysical survey, sample collection, and geological map were carried out; and in the office, where sample preparation and analysis, data interpretation and correlation were carried out. The most relevant results focus on the concentration of lithium, which has values ​​between 20 and 359 mg/kg, arsenic (˂0.01-2770 mg/kg), and sodium (1880- 10400 mg/kg) detected in the solid samples. This information allowed a geochemical study to be carried out in lithium brines through statistical treatment of the data, obtaining values ​​corresponding to maximum, minimum, median, mean and standard deviation, with the purpose of determining whether there are Lithium values ​​of interest in the study area.