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potash-bearing brine Potash resource, 1 of 1 in (in )
Sections of this page: [Geologic] - [Economic] - [Reference]
Country | United States of America | ||||
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Location: | -86.4331, 43.9386 | ||||
Geography: | (click for info) | ||||
Site type | mine | ||||
Deposit type | potash-bearing brine | ||||
Evaporite basin | Michigan | ||||
Basin type | intracratonic basin | ||||
Geologic unit | Detroit River Group-Filer Sandstone | ||||
Age | Paleozoic Devonian Middle Devonian
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Commodities | |||||
Minerals | Potassium minerals: | ||||
Notes: | Connate waters in the sandstone contain Ca, K, Mg, and Na chlorides, as well as Br and Li. | ||||
Geologic map unit | -86.4331, 43.9386 | ||||
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Average grade | 1.68% K2O |
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Production | |
Status | Past Production |
Last year | 1970 |
References | British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1975, World survey of potash resources (2d ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 148 p. British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1979, World survey of potash resources (3d ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 138 p. British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1984, World survey of potash resources (4th ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 145 p. |
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