Galeanu

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Romania

Geologic information

CountryRomania
Location:26.6053, 46.2839
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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
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Lithology
Notes:Potash salts in 3 beds within salt formation.
Geologic map unit26.6053, 46.2839
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Economic information

Depth100-230m
Average grade8-30% K2O
Production
StatusNot Determined
Estimates of reserves or resources
Ore tonnage69 tot geolMillion tonnes
K2O tonnage4.8 tot geolMillion tonnes
Grade of K2O7% of ore
Data sourceStoica and Gherasie (1981)

Reference information

Comments

Geologic reserves to a depth of 1,000 m.

References

Harris, P., 2001, A field day for minerals; North American agricultural minerals: Industrial Minerals, no. 411, p. 53-61.
Ianovici, V., and Borcos, M., 1982, Romania, in Dunning, F.W., Mykura, W., and Slater, D., eds., Mineral deposits of Europe, v. 2; Southeast Europe: London, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and The Mineralogical Society, p. 55-142.
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.]