Potash ore reserves in the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant area, Eddy County, southeastern New Mexico
The proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) area includes about 18,960 acres in Tps. 22 and 23 S., Rs. 30 and 31 E., New Mexico Principal Meridian, Eddy…
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Potash ore reserves in the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant area, Eddy County, southeastern New Mexico Author: John, Charles B., Cheeseman, R.J., Lorenz, J.C., Millgate, M.L. Year: 1978 Category: Report The proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) area includes about 18,960 acres in Tps. 22 and 23 S., Rs. 30 and 31 E., New Mexico Principal Meridian, Eddy County, southeastern New Mexico. It is located within the Carlsbad Mining District about 25 miles east of Carlsbad. The WIPP area is immediately south of the Capitan Limestone subcrop, which formed the northern margin of the Delaware basin in Permian time. During Late Permian (Ochoan) time, gypsum, anhydrite, and halite were deposited in the seas of the Delaware basin to form the Castile Formation. These deposits have a maximum thickness o Tags: usgs, potash Carlsbad New Mexico Source: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1978/0828/plate-1.pdf