Commodities
TertiaryPotassium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnallite, 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 ID10090969
MRDS IDDB00170
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.68165, -109.96071
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.