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halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Canada

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CountryCanada
Location:-61.1309, 45.9135
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Site typemineral occurrence
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinMaritimes
Basin typeintracratonic basin
Geologic unitWindsor Group
Age
Paleozoic
Carboniferous-Mississippian
Middle Mississippian
Visean
Minimum:Paleozoic-Carboniferous-Mississippian-Middle Mississippian-Visean
Maximum:Paleozoic-Carboniferous-Mississippian-Middle Mississippian-Visean
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Geologic map unit-61.1309, 45.9135
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References

Boehner, R.C., comp., 1984, Salt and potash resources of Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy Map 83-3, scale 1:500,000.
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, 2008, Mineral Occurrence Database (MODB): Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources database accessed December 14, 2008, at http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/links/modblinks.asp.