Ewing Bank

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in United States of America

Geologic information

CountryUnited States of America
Location:-91, 28.5
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Site typemineral occurrence
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinGulf of Mexico
Basin typemarine rift basin
Geologic unitLouann Salt
Age
Mesozoic
Jurassic
Upper Jurassic
Minimum:Mesozoic-Jurassic-Upper Jurassic
Maximum:Mesozoic-Jurassic-Upper Jurassic
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Geologic map unit-91, 28.5
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Economic information

Production
StatusNone

Reference information

Comments

Located offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

References

Fredrich, J.T., Fossum, A.F., and Hickman, R.J., 2007, Mineralogy of deepwater Gulf of Mexico formations and implications for constitutive behavior: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 57, p. 354-374.