Producer

Cardona

Spain
PotassiumHalite
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Commodities
PrimaryPotassium
SecondaryHalite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnallite, Halite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Evaporite · Cardona Formation
StructureEbro Basin, Anticlinal Diapir
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10107475
MRDS IDW700963
Alternate namesMinas De Cardona
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.91574, 1.68526
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 48.AGARD, J., AND EMBERGER, A., 1989, INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHWEST EUROPE, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MIENRALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 1-36.VAZQUEZ GUZMAN, F., 1989, SPAIN, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MIENRALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 105-196.RAMIREZ ORTEGA, A., 1986, THE CATALAN POTASH FIELD: INDUSTRIAL MIENRALS, NO. 230, P. 55-59.GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1985, SPAIN'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 217, P. 23-63.VAZQUEZ GUZMAN, 1989.