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Cerros De Sal - La Salina

Past Producer in Barahona, Dominican Republic with commodity Halite
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062436
MRDS ID TC35841
Record type Site
Current site name Cerros De Sal - La Salina
Alternate or previous names Carrera Del Potro, Manuel Perez, La Partilla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.3482, 18.27511 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 17 MI WNW OF BARAHONA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Barahona(province)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Dominican Republic Barahona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • HAND PICKED SALT WITHOUT SHALE RUNS 90% NACL.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Analytical data

Result TRACE TO 0.24% K (IN 12 SAMPLES)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Cerros De Sal Or Angostura Formation
    Rock description Cerros De Sal Or Angostura Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.3482, 18.27511
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 30M
    Length 6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS PITS WORKED BY HAND (1921).

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SALT IN UPPER PART OF GYPSIFEROUS BEDS, CARRERA DEL PORTO (EASTERN MOST WORKINGS): SALT IS 6 M THICK BANDED WITH RIBBONS OF GREEN SHALE 2 CM THICK; STRIKE, N85W; DIP, VERTICAL. MANUEL PEREZ (11 KM W OF CARRERA DEL PORTO), PITS OVER AREA 50 X 300-400 M, SALT LENSES FEW CM TO MORE THAN 1 M THICK, LA PARTILLA (1 KM W OF MANUEL PEREZ) SALT THICKER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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