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Stassfurt

Producer in Germany with commodities Potassium, Boron-Borates, 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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055370
MRDS ID RL10041
Record type Site
Current site name Stassfurt

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 11.58563, 51.84873 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Germany

Comments on the location information

  • THERE ARE 3 SALT LAKES IN SALINE VALLEY; TWO LARGEST PLAYAS HAVE A DIAMETER OF ABOUT 5 KM.
  • LOCATION IS FOR THE TOWN OF STASSFURT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary
Boron-Borates Secondary
Halite Tertiary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BORATES ARE A BY-PRODUCT OF POTASH PRODUCTION.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnalite Ore
Sylvite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Halite Gangue

Analytical data

Result BORATES FROM 0.006% IN CARNALITE BEDS, MAINLY BORACITE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 11.58563, 51.84873
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form NODULES, CRYSTALS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Center Of Large Basin

Comments on the geologic information

  • 3 PLAYAS LIE WITHIN THE SALINE VALLEY TO THE NW OF DEATH VALLEY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Zechstein

Comments on development

  • MAGMACHEM REPORT (UNDATED) CONCLUDED THAT A BORATE DEPOSIT MAY OCCUR TO THE NE OF THE VALLEY IN THE SALINE RANGE: A LARGE GRAVITY ANOMALY MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A LATE TERT. BASIN; PLIOCENE ALKALINE (ALKALI-CALCIC) VOLCANIC IN THE SALINE RANGE ARE SUGGESTED AS A POSSIBLE SOURCE OF BORON, ONE RHYOLITE FROM THE SUITE CONTAINED 50 PPM B. NO WORK UNDERTAKEN IN REGION BY BHP-UTAH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, W.C., 1983, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS: NEW YORK, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 533-560.

  • Deposit

    KUHN, R., 1968, GEOCHEMISTRY OF GERMAN POTASH DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER 88.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BORACITE OCCURS WITHIN THICK MARINE EVAPORITE SEQUENCE; ENRICHED IN K-BEARING STASSFURT BEDS. BORATES OCCUR IRREGULARLY WITHIN ZECHSTEIN SALT DEPOSITS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Langford, R.P. BHP Utah Industries

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