Country | Mexico | ||||
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Location: | -94.738, 17.8373 | ||||
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Site type | mineral occurrence | ||||
Deposit type | halokinetic potash-bearing salt | ||||
Evaporite basin | Gulf of Mexico | ||||
Basin type | marine rift basin | ||||
Geologic unit | Salina Fm | ||||
Age | Mesozoic Triassic Upper Triassic
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Minerals | Potassium minerals: Other minerals: | ||||
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Notes: | A drill hole encountered a 2-m bed at a depth of 500 m. | ||||
Geologic map unit | -94.738, 17.8373 | ||||
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Thickness | 2m |
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Depth | 500m |
Average grade | 14% K2O |
Production | |
Status | None |
Estimates of reserves or resources | |
Ore tonnage | 12Million tonnes |
Grade of K2O | 14% of ore |
Data years | 1963 |
Data source | Notholt (1983) |