Rio Verde

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Mexico

Geologic information

CountryMexico
Location:-100.017, 22.283
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Site typemineral occurrence
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinGulf of Mexico
Basin typemarine rift basin
Age
Mesozoic
Triassic-Jurassic
Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic
Minimum:Mesozoic-Jurassic-Lower Jurassic
Maximum:Mesozoic-Triassic-Upper Triassic
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Notes:Potash mineralization reported, but very limited sampling indicates low grade (1.87 percent K2O).
Geologic map unit-100.017, 22.283
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Economic information

Production
StatusNone

Reference information

References

British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1979, World survey of potash resources (3d ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 138 p.
British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1984, World survey of potash resources (4th ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 145 p.