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0Angola, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Gabon002sbK0001aLower Congo NorthOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Stratabound potash-bearing saltLower CongoMarine rift basinOnshore extent of Aptian-age Loeme Formation evaporites north of the Kambala Transfer Zone that may contain stratabound potash-bearing salt.Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianMesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianCarnallite, SylviteUnit2010109807.16505377930.8949975441
1Angola, Congo (Kinshasa)002sbK0001bLower Congo SouthOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Stratabound potash-bearing saltLower CongoMarine rift basinOnshore extent of Aptian-age Loeme Formation evaporites south of the Kambala Transfer Zone that may contain stratabound potash-bearing salt.Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianMesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianCarnallite, SylviteUnit201093706.77918410090.7655851351
2Gabon002haK0002aGabon South halokineticOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Halokinetic potash-bearing saltGabonMarine rift basinOnshore extent of potash-bearing salt structures of the Aptian-age Ezanga Formation that lie south of the N'Komi fracture zone.Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianMesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianCarnallite, SylviteSalt structures2010110197.38466822440.8957020615
3Gabon002haK0002bGabon North halokineticOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Halokinetic potash-bearing saltGabonMarine rift basinOnshore extent of potash-bearing salt structures of the Aptian-age Ezanga Formation of the Gabon coastal plain that lie north of the N'Komi fracture zone.Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianMesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianCarnallite, SylviteSalt structures20101648712.2689023711.3395373541
4Gabon002sbK0002cGabon strataboundOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Stratabound potash-bearing saltGabonMarine rift basinExtent of relatively undeformed Aptian-age Ezanga Formation at the eastern edge of the Gabon coastal plain likely to host stratabound potash-bearing salt.Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianMesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianCarnallite, SylviteUnit2010802812.09920316540.6525131649
5Angola002sbK0003KwanzaOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Stratabound potash-bearing saltKwanzaMarine rift basinOnshore extent of potash-bearing salt of Late Cretaceous Loeme Formation and equivalents that may contain stratabound potash-bearing salt.Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianMesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-AptianCarnalliteUnit20102823016.96098792642.3284535208
6Eritrea, Ethiopia002sbK0005DanikilOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Stratabound potash-bearing saltDanikilContinental rift basinArea of rift underlain by young potash-bearing salt.Cenozoic-Quaternary-HoloceneCenozoic-Quaternary-PleistoceneSylvite, Carnallite, Kainite, PolyhaliteSalt201119004.30586521510.1590711749
7Morocco002mxK0006Moroccan MesetaOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Mixed stratabound potash-bearing salt and halokinetic potash-bearing saltDoukkala-Essaouira-GharbMarine rift basinOnshore extent of the Triassic salt- and potash-bearing Essaouira, Doukkala, Gharb, and Khemissett basins.Mesozoic-Jurassic-Lower JurassicMesozoic-Triassic-Upper TriassicSylvite, Carnallite, Rinneite, Polyhalite, DouglasiteBasin20113876024.21034214413.7459770011
8Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen142haK0012Red SeaOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Halokinetic potash-bearing saltRed SeaMarine rift basinOnshore extent of potash-bearing salt of the South Gharib Formation and equivalent units.Cenozoic-Neogene-MioceneCenozoic-Neogene-MiocenePolyhalite, Sylvite, Langbeinite, CarnalliteUnit2010112660261.0991178429.8285114537
9Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia002mxK0007SaharanOrris, G.J., et al., 2014, Potash—A global overview of evaporite-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–S, 76 p., and spatial data.Potassium (Potash)Mixed stratabound potash-bearing salt and halokinetic potash-bearing saltSaharanMarine rift basinApproximate area of potash-bearing salts and sulfates of the Saliferous Unit.Mesozoic-Jurassic-Lower JurassicMesozoic-Triassic-Upper TriassicSylviteSalt201152450055.490780266150.6554420862

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