Commodities
TertiaryPotassium, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnalite, Sylvite
GangueAnhydrite, Dolomite, Halite
Geology
Host rockShale,Carbonate,Evaporite,Salt · Paradox Member Of Hermosa Formation
StructureParadox Basin
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10015111
MRDS IDDB00139
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.75304, -110.06794
References
HITE, R. J., AND LOHMAN; 1973 , GEOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSITS FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTHITE, R. J., 1977 , A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR POTASH SOLUTION MINING IN CYCLE 13 , PARADOX MBR., NEAR MOAB UTAH: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 76 - 755