Mine detail: Salt Valley Anticline

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Location

Lat / long:

38.92165, -109.83682

Resource(B)

Tertiary:	Potassium, Magnesite
Ore:	Carnalite, Sylvite
Gangue:	Anhydrite, Dolomite, Halite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Paradox Member Of Hermosa Formation
Host type:	Shale,Carbonate,Evaporite,Salt
Structure:	Paradox Basin, Some Faulting And Folding
Tectonic:	Stable Platform

References

MRDS	DB00132
DEP	10090968
Reference	{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., 1964 , SALINES, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL 73 P. 206-215 .}{Reserve-Resource:: MCCARTHY, B. M., 1978 , AND HITE, R. J., 1964 , SALINES}
Reporter	Mc Carthy, Blair M.