Zuidwending

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Netherlands

Geologic information

CountryNetherlands
Location:6.933, 53.1
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Site typestructure
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinZechstein
Basin typeintracratonic basin
Geologic unitZechstein Group
Salt structureZuidwending
Age
Paleozoic
Permian
Guadalupian-Lopingian
Roadian-Wordian-Capitanian-Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian
Minimum:Paleozoic-Permian-Lopingian-Changhsingian
Maximum:Paleozoic-Permian-Guadalupian-Roadian
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Geologic map unit6.933, 53.1
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Economic information

Production
StatusNot Determined

Reference information

References

Garrett, D.E., 1996, Potash; Deposits, processing, properties and uses: New York, Chapman and Hall, 734 p.
Hoelen, Quirijn; van Pijkeren, Gerard; Teuben, Ben; Steenbergen, Bert; and Breuning, Paul, 2006, Gas storage in salt caverns, "Aardgasbuffer Zuidwending", The Netherlands, in 23rd World Gas Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 5-9, 2006: International Gas Union, Proceedings, CD-ROM, not paginated.