REF:Deposit:: NOLAN, T.B., 1927, POTASH BRINES IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. BULL. 795.
Deposit:: STEPHENS, J.C., 1974, HYDROGEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTH GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT: UTAH DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF WATER RI
Commodities (Major) - Bromine
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Thaynes Formation
Host Rock: Clay, Mud
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Bromine

Mineral List

ⓘ Carnallite

ⓘ Halite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Mud

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Carnallite

Formula: KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O

References:

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

ⓘ 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
ⓘ	Carnallite	3.BA.10	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10106653

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Antler Foreland BasinBasin
Basin and Range BasinsBasin
Copper–Bull Run–Elko–Indian Wells BasinBasin
Mojave DomainDomain
Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift

USA

Utah
- Great Salt Lake DesertDesert

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