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Juruti

stratabound potash-bearing salt in Brazil

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Geologic information

CountryBrazil
Location:-55.9499, -2.2303
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Site typemineral occurrence
Deposit typestratabound potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinAmazonas
Basin typeintracratonic basin
Geologic unitNova Olinda Fm
Age
Paleozoic
Carboniferous-Pennsylvanian(?)
Minimum:Paleozoic-Carboniferous-Pennsylvanian(?)
Maximum:Paleozoic-Carboniferous-Pennsylvanian(?)
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Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Geologic map unit-55.9499, -2.2303
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Thickness1.7m
Depth>1200m
Production
StatusNone

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References

Rezende, N.G.A.M., 2001, Insumos minerais para agricultura e areas potenciais nos Estados do Para e Amapa [Inputs for agriculture and mineral potential areas in the states of Para and Amapa]: Brazil, Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais (CPRM), 57 p.