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El Agheila

potash-bearing brine in Libya

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Geologic information

CountryLibya
Location:19.567, 30.283
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Site typemineral occurrence
Deposit typepotash-bearing brine
Evaporite basinEl Agheila
Basin typecontinental closed basin
Age
Cenozoic
Quaternary(?)
Minimum:Cenozoic-Quaternary(?)
Maximum:Cenozoic-Quaternary(?)
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Minerals
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Other minerals:
Geologic map unit19.567, 30.283
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References

Wilburn, D.R., Russell, J.A., and Bleiwas, D.I., 1995, Estimated use of explosives in the mining industries of Algeria, Iran, Iraq, and Libya: Report UCRL-CR-122186, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, variously paged.