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Santa Caterina

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Italy

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Geologic information

CountryItaly
Location:14.03, 37.595
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Site typemine
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinCaltanissetta
Basin typeconvergent basin
Geologic unitSolfifera Series
Age
Cenozoic
Neogene
Miocene
Minimum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
Maximum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
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Lithology
Notes:Small deposit; 3 minable beds, 1-6 m in thickness.
Geologic map unit14.03, 37.595
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Economic information

Depth115-195m
Production
StatusSmall Past Production

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References

Adamo, S., 1992, The Sicilian rock salt and potash mines: Mining Magazine, v. 166, no. 5, p. 277-283.
Garrett, D.E., 1996, Potash; Deposits, processing, properties and uses: New York, Chapman and Hall, 734 p.
Warren, J., 1999, Evaporites; Their evolution and economics: Malden, Mass., Blackwell Science, 438 p.