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halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Romania

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Geologic information

CountryRomania
Location:26.4164, 46.8836
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Site typearea
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinCarpathian
Basin typeforeland basin
Geologic unitVorotyshcha Fm
Age
Cenozoic
Neogene
Miocene
Minimum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
Maximum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
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Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Lithology
Geologic map unit26.4164, 46.8836
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Production
StatusNot Determined
Estimates of reserves or resources
Ore tonnage37.6 tot geolMillion tonnes
K2O tonnage0.25 tot geolMillion tonnes
Grade of K2O7% of ore
Data sourceStoica and Gherasie (1981)

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Comments

Geologic reserves to a depth of 1,000 m.

References

British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1966, World survey of potash resources: London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 93 p.
Stoica, Coriolan, and Gherasie, Ion, 1981, Sarea si sarurile de potasiu si magneziu din România [Salt and salts of potassium and magnesium in Romania]: Bucharest, Editura Tehnica, 248 p. [In Romanian.]