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Sylvite from
Paradox Basin, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Basin
Classification
Species:Sylvite
Formula:KCl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sylvite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paradox Basin, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:492647
Long-form Identifier:1:3:492647:4
GUID (UUID V4):5f79381f-9ec1-48a1-95ee-983f4549d204
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INTRODUCTION In the Gibson Dome area of the Paradox Basin in southeast Utah, potash deposits are present...present in the Middle Pennsylvanian Paradox Member of the Hermosa Formation. Gibson Dome is located about...about 16 miles south of Moab, in San Juan County, Utah (fig. 1). The area includes three small salt anticlines;...(fig. 2). The entire evaporite sequence of the Paradox Member was cored in this hole, allowing the potash...2). POTASH DEPOSITS The potash deposits of the Paradox Member are associated with a series of evaporite
Report (issue)
Delhi-Taylor Oil Company, Shafer No. 1 corehole, San Juan County, Utah. By Omer B. Raup and Robert J. Kite Open...25046, Mail Stop 939 Denver Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 CONTENTS Introduction General core description...description References FIGURES 1. Index map of the Paradox basin 2. Generalized stratigraphic column 3. Lithologic...Utah, in section 15, T. 27 S., R. 20 E., San Juan County, Utah (fig. 1). It was drilled to a depth of 1266...11 of the 29 known evaporite cycles in the Paradox basin. Coring started at 658.4 m in limestone of the
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Delhi-Taylor Oil Company, Cane Creek No. 1 corehole, Grand County, Utah. By Omer B. Raup and Robert J. Kite Open...25046, Mail Stop 939 Denver Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 CONTENTS Introduction General core description...description References FIGURES 1. Index map of the Paradox basin 2. Generalized stratigraphic column 3. Lithologic...near the crest of the Cane Creek anticline, Grand County, Utah in section 25, T26S, R20E, (fig. 1). The...four of the upper five evaporite cycles of the Paradox Member of the Hermosa Formation of Middle Pennsylvania
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CYCLE 18, PARADOX MEMBER OF THE HERMOSA FORMATION, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, AND DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES...COUNTIES, COLORADO By Robert J. Hite OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-147 1978 A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR POTASH SOLUTION...CYCLE 18, PARADOX MEMBER OF THE HERMOSA FORMATION, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, AND DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES...COUNTIES, COLORADO By Robert J. Hite A deep and extensive deposit of potash, which may have significant potential...area of about 1,295 km 2 in the Paradox basin of southwest Colorado and southeast Utah. The deposit
Report (volume)
Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation of the Hermosa Group, Paradox Basin, Utah and Colorado U.S. GEOLOGICAL...View south toward the La Sal Mountains along the Colorado River between Cisco and Moab, Utah. Fisher Towers...Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation of the Hermosa Group, Paradox Basin, Utah and Colorado By Omer B. Raup...Robert J. Kite EVOLUTION OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS PARADOX BASIN A.C. Huffman, Jr., Project Coordinator U.S...Pennsylvania!! Paradox Formation of the Hermosa Group, Paradox Basin, Utah and Colorado / by Omer B. Raup
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....................................7 Delaware Basin, Southeast New Mexico......................................................................7 Paradox Basin, Southeast Utah...................................................................7 Holbrook Basin, East-Central Arizona................................................................11 Michigan Basin.....................................................................................12 Williston Basin, North Dakota..................................
Report (issue)
OF THE LISBON VALLEY POTASH DEPOSITS, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH by Robert J. Hite OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-148...2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Page Index map of the Paradox basin- -------2 Correlation diagram, Lisbon Valley...OF THE LISBON VALLEY POTASH DEPOSITS, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH By Robert J. Hite INTRODUCTION The Lisbon...structural and sedimentary basin of Pennsylvanian age which is called the Paradox basin (Baker and others, 1933...boundaries of the basin are generally determined by the wedge edge of the evaporites of the Paradox Member of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA b CCiTUB, Scientific and Technological Centers, Universitat...Gas Corp., 5 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046, USA Received 22 October 2013; accepted in revised form...Mississippian Windsor and Mabou Groups, Shubenacadie Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada (Asbian and Pendleian Substages...5–330 Ma), and from the Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation, Utah, USA, (Desmoinesian Stage 309–305 Ma) contain...Mississippian Shubenacadie Basin (13.2–14.0 &) and the Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation (11.2–12.6 &) support
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Indian Reservation and Adjacent Areas, Southwestern Colorado and Northwestern New Mexico By STEVEN M. CONDON...Indian Reservation and adjacent areas, southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico / by Steven M. Condon...Supt. of Docs, no.: I 19.16: 1505-A 1. Geology Colorado Southern Ute Indian Reservation. 2. Geology, Stratigraphic...Formation.................................... Paradox Formation and equivalent rocks ............ Honaker...Member.................................. 49 Brushy Basin Member.........................................
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and enclosing dolomi~es and anhydrite for the Paradox basin__________ m 164 166 168 SHORTER CONTRIBUTIONS...uranium that can be. deposited .within a salt-pan basin normally is very small. I£ the figure of 0.1 ·ppb...reported by various authors (HerIf an undrained basin that _initially- held a lake.,. an n:egger and Karlik...x 101. The distribution of uranium in salt-pan basin sediments is not completely known. Some organic-rich...~erilaln hi solution and are deposl.ted only as the basin finally is completely desic·cated. These final highly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CALCIUM RARE-EARTH BORATE MINERAL FROM THE PARADOX BASIN, GRAND COUNTY, UTAH1 OltBn B. Raue, Aprnun J. Guoo...hole one mile south of the mine, near Moab, Grand County, Utah. The braitschite is in white to reddish-pink...the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company near Moab' Grand County, Utah. Optical, spectrographic' and X-ray diffraction...evaporitesof the Paradox Member, Ifermosa Formation of Pennsylvanianage, in the Paradox Basin in southeasternUtah...of an anhydrite bed that immediately overlies a sylvite-rich salt bed in the Cane Creek potash mine of
Report (volume)
Part of the Paradox Formation of the Hermosa Group of Pennsylvanian Age in the Paradox Basin, Utah and...and Colorado U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2000-B -3 I On the Front Cover: View south toward LaSal...LaSal Mountains along Colorado River between Cisco and Moab, Utah. Fisher Towers in center are composed...Part of the Paradox Formation of the Hermosa Group of Pennsylvanian Age in the Paradox Basin, Utah and...and Colorado By OMER B. RAUP and ROBERT J. KITE EVOLUTION OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS PARADOX BASIN A.C. HUFFMAN
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Box Elder County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cache County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
Mexico and Texas, and the Paradox Member of the Hermosa Formation, Colorado and Utah_________________...rocks of the marine evaporite succession of the Paradox Basin of Utah, and the Salado Formation of Texas and...analyses of halite, sylvite, and water-insoluble material from hartsalz (halite-sylvite-kieseriteanhydrite...the bottom. As long as salt water can enter the basin and the channels remain shallow enough to prevent...this process will continue; and eventually the basin will become filled with salts, covered with a sheet
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of carnallite from salt-cycle six of the Paradox Formation in Utah, U.S.A. G.F. Huff* and J.M. Wampler...Sect. ), 80: 309-318. from salt-cycle six of the Paradox Formation in A technique was developed which...levels in salt-cycle six of the Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation. Apparent ages of dated evaporite specimens...specimens from salt-cycle six of the Paradox Formation in Utah range from 5 to 53 Ma. Most of the whole-rock...rocks associated with igneous activity near the Colorado Plateau. This overlap suggests closure of some
Report (issue)
TARGET FOR POTASH SOLUTION MINING IN CYCLE 13, . PARADOX MEMB.ER, NEAR MOAB, , UTAH by Robert J. Hi te...Potash resources in the Paradox basin of southeast Utah and southwest t.. Colorado are large and occur in...mining. The potash deposits of the Paradox basin _, are in the Paradox .Member .. of the Hermosa Formation...Middle Pennsylvanian age. In the Paradox basin proper, the Paradox Member consists of at least 29 evaporite...these cycles is in the deep northeast flank of the basin One exception is evaporite cycl~ 13, which contains
Report (volume)
Cycles in the Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) Paradox Formation of Southeastern Utah U.S. GEOLOGICAL...View south toward the La Sal Mountains along the Colorado River between Cisco and Moab, Utah. Fisher Towers...Cycles in the Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) Paradox Formation of Southeastern Utah By Bruce F. Rueger...Rueger EVOLUTION OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS PARADOX BASIN A.C. Huffman, Jr., Project Coordinator U.S. GEOLOGICAL...cycles in the Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) Paradox Formation of southeastern Utah/by Bruce F. Rueger
Report (issue)
OF THE PARADOX MEMBER OF THE HERMOSA FORMATION OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO By Robert...inn--. _____ -» ,__ »-»-.-_>-_* r^l |^ ________ Paradox member of the Hermosa formation TlT^T**_5l V* U^/^Jwi...stratigraphic nomenclature of the "saline facies", Paradox member, Hermosa formation All figures 2. Correlation...Correlation diagram of the "saline facies", Paradox member, Hermosa formation are in envelope at end of...OF THE PARADOX MEMBER OF THE HERMOSA FORMATION OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO* B7 Robert
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
State University of New York, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA Correspondence: lowenst@binghamton.edu; Tel.: +1-607-777-4254...with potash salts contain daughter crystals of sylvite (KCl) and carnallite (MgCl2 ·KCl·6H2 O). Petrographic...supersaturated conditions leading to the precipitation of sylvite and carnallite daughter crystals within fluid inclusions...crystallized from warm brines rich in K-Mg-Na-Cl; sylvite and carnallite daughter crystals were nucleated...homogenization techniques [17]. Daughter crystals of sylvite and carnallite are common in fluid inclusions in
Report (issue)
Negro Bill Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Grand County, Utah U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1754-D ...Negro Bill Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Grand County, Utah By SUSAN BARTSCH-WINKLER, JAMES E. CASE,...MINERAL RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREASUPPER COLORADO RIVER REGION, UTAH DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...Negro Bill Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Grand County, Utah / by Susan Bartsch-Winkler... [et al.]. p...(Mineral resources of wilderness study areas upper Colorado River region, Utah ; ch. D) (U.S. Geological Survey
Report (volume)
and structural configuration of salt______ Salt basin west of Guadalupe Mountains.________________ Texas...Panhandle and southwestern Kansas area___________ Paradox basin, southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado___________...formation._________________________________________ Paradox member._________________________________________...rocks_______________________________________ Supai basin, Arizona and New Mexico.______________________________...________ 49 m IV CONTENTS Page Williston basin, North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota___ _ ___
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of hydrochemical environment in each halogenic basin. DOI: 10.1134/S0024490206040080 INTRODUCTION The...differentiation of brine by its density within a basin. In addition, the formation of potash deposits was...Valyashko (1962) has expanded the system of halogenic basin by including older evaporite deposits. According...potash salts during various geological epochs. Sylvite and carnallite are the most abundant potassic minerals...polyhalite, and anhydrite assemblages occur with sylvite. Magnesium sulfates + anhydrite (in extremely rare
Report (volume)
Two Interbeds in the Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation, Utah and Colorado A Record of Deposition and Diagenesis...Diagenesis of Repetitive Cycles in a Marine Basin U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2000-N Cover. View south...south toward the La Sal Mountains along the Colorado River between Cisco and Moab, Utah. Fisher Towers...Two Interbeds in the Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation, Utah and Colorado A Record of Deposition and Diagenesis...Diagenesis of Repetitive Cycles in a Marine Basin By Michele L. Tuttle, Timothy R. Klett, Mark Richardson
Report (issue)
Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 GEOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSITS FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT... :r---:- ' - General statement Pre-Paradox rocks Paradox Member--- .- - , .-- 8 . - ---- -...- - Halite rock - 19 19 Black shale Post-Paradox rocks 7 8 , - 3 20 -- - Structure 21 23...24 Geologic persistence of Paradox salt deposits - Gas in the Paradox Member 37 42 Geology of specific...Moab-Spanish Valley-Pine Ridge anticline- 53 -., ,! v Paradox Valley anticline ---- . 57 Salt Valley anticline
Book (volume)
GEOCHEMISTRY Evaporite Deposits of the Permian Holbrook Basin, Arizona . • ♦ • • • • • • • Geology of... 102 122 Complex Salts and Brines of the Paradox Basin . . . . . . . . . . 133 151 160 165 166 167...Bromine Distribution in Some Halite Rocks of the Paradox Member, Hermosa Formation, in Utah 236 Bromide...Geochemical Evolution of Closed Basin Water in the Western Great Basin Great Salt Lake, Utah, and Its...and Rubidium as Indicators of Environment During Sylvite and Carnallite Deposition of the Upper Rhine Valley
 
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