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halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Italy

Geologic information

CountryItaly
Location:13.724, 37.52
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Site typemineral occurrence
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
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Lithology
Notes:Small deposit.
Geologic map unit13.724, 37.52
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Economic information

Production
StatusNone

Reference information

References

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.