Commodities
TertiaryPotassium, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnallite, Sylvite
GangueAnhydrite, Dolomite, Halite
Geology
Host rockShale,Evaporite,Salt · Paradox Member Of Hermosa Formation
StructureLisbon Valley Anticline, Also Area Has Several Faults And Some Flowage, Paradox Basin
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087994
MRDS IDDB00108
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.19721, -109.20847
References
HITE, R. J., AND LOHMAN, 1973 , GEOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSITS FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTRITZMA, HOWARD R., 1969 , POTASH IN THE SAN JUAN PROJECT AREA, UTAH AND COLORADO: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 24 ( PT. 1 )HITE, R. J., 1978 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE LISBON VALLEY POTASH DEPOSITS, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78 - 148