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, Some Faulting And Folding
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10090968
MRDS IDDB00132
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.92165, -109.83682
References
HITE, R. J., AND LOHMAN; 1973 , GEOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSITS FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTHITE, R. J., 1964 , SALINES, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL 73 P. 206-215 .MCCARTHY, B. M., 1978 , AND HITE, R. J., 1964 , SALINES