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Perdon

Past Producer in Navarra, Spain with commodities Potassium, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023452
MRDS ID I000423
Record type Site
Current site name Perdon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -1.71472, 42.73244 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 7 KM S OF PAMPLONA, IN NAVARRA BASIN., Estimated Location; Unknown Precision.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Navarra(province)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Spain Navarra

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS IN SOUTHERN PYRENEES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary
Halite Tertiary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnallite Ore
Anhydrite Gangue
Halite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -1.71472, 42.73244
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Navarra Basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • Dip 12-16S

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE COVER IN THE NAVARRA BASIN IS LESS THAN IN THE CATALAN BASIN, BUT EROSION HAS REMOVED MUCH OF THE SALINE UNITS. THE STRATIGRAPHY FROM THE BASE OF THE ORE-BEARING SECTION: 12 M SALT; ANHYDRITE WITH MARL; BED A SYLVANITE (AVE. 2 M THICK), SALT, AND MARL; BED B SYLVANITE (<1 M THICK) WITH SALT CONTAINING 2 LAYERS OF SYLVANITE; BED C CARNALLITE (8 LAYERS, 0.5-2.5 M) WITH SALT AND MARL; 50 M SALT AND MARL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 210000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Potassium K2o 21 wt-pct Potassium Major 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • LONGWALL MINING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AGARD, J., AND EMBERGER, A., 1989, INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHWEST EUROPE, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 1-36.

  • Deposit

    VAZQUEZ, GUZMAN, F., 1989, SPAIN, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 105-196.

  • Production

    VAZQUEZ GUZMAN, 1989.

  • Reserve-Resource

    FIGURE 2 - AGARD AND EMBERGER, 1989; FIGURES 2 AND 3 - VAZQUEZ GUZMAN, 1989.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT FORMS PART OF A SYNCLINE RUNNING NE-SW. SEE GEOLOGY COMMENTS FOR STRATIGRAPHY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-92 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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