Utah · Grand County
Occurrence
Moab Canyon Deposit
Grand County, Utah, United States
Potassium
Magnesite
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Commodities
Tertiary
Potassium, Magnesite
Commodity type
B
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
TABULAR BLANKET
Materials
Gangue
Anhydrite, Dolomite, Halite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Carbonate,Evaporite,Salt · Paradox Member Of Hermosa Formation
Structure
Paradox Basin
Tectonic setting
Stable Platform
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10088009
MRDS ID
DB00144
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
38.62442, -109.66737
References
HITE, R. J., AND OTHERS, 1973 ; GEOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSITS FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT