REF:Deposit:: BREGER, C. L., 1910 , THE SALT RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO - WYOMING BORDER WITH NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1909 : USGS BULL. 430 , P. 555 - 569
Deposit:: MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RES
PHALEN, W.C. 1919 USGS BULL. 669 P. 133 MAP LOCATION
Commodities (Major) - Bromine
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Salt Lake Formation - Tuff, Limestone, Quartzite, Nugget Sandstone
Host Rock: Salt, Gravel, Clay, Mud

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Bromine

Mineral List

ⓘ Halite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Gravel

ⓘ Mud

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl

List of minerals for each chemical element

Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10105961

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