Mine detail: Red Wash Deposit

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Location: Grand, Emery County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.75304, -110.06794
dep_id: 10015111
mrds_id: DB00139
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Trace mineral: Potassium, Magnesite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Carnalite, Sylvite
gangue: Anhydrite, Dolomite, Halite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Mc Carthy, Blair M.
hrock_unit: Paradox Member Of Hermosa Formation
hrock_type: Shale,Carbonate,Evaporite,Salt
Structure: Paradox Basin
tectonic: Stable Platform
References:
  • Deposit:: HITE, R. J., AND LOHMAN; 1973 , GEOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSITS FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
  • Deposit:: HITE, R. J., 1977 , A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR POTASH SOLUTION MINING IN CYCLE 13 , PARADOX MBR., NEAR MOAB UTAH: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 76 - 755
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