Commodities
PrimaryBromine
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnallite, Halite, Sylvite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud · Lake Bonneville Formation
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1917
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10012237
MRDS IDD007750
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.80798, -113.79752
References
NOLAN, T.B., 1927. POTASH BRINES IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT, UT.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 795.STEPHENS, J.C., 1974. HYDROGEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTH GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT: UTAH DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIV. OF WATER RIGHTS, TECH. PUBL. 4.BINGHAM, C.P., 1980. SOLAR PROD. OF POTASH FROM THE BRINES OF THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURV. BULL. 116.1914 DIREXPL GALE, H.S. BULL 5401927 DIREXPL NOLAN, F.B. BULL. 795BINGHAM, C.P., 1980. SOLAR PRODUCTION OF POTASH..., IN GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULL. 116