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Subterranean Natural Brines Produce Sodium Sulphate in West Texas
Author(s) -
Reeves C. C.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1963.tb01925.x
Subject(s) - brine , sodium , geology , natural (archaeology) , geochemistry , mineralogy , archaeology , geography , chemistry , paleontology , organic chemistry
Profitable production of sodium sulphate from natural brine occurs only in California and Texas. Although the Ozark‐Mahoning Company developed sodium sulphate production from natural brine in the Monahans, Texas, area during the early 1930's, Pleistocene deposits in the “Rich Lake” and Brownfield depression areas of Terry County have recently been developed. The unusual geology of these deposits and production methods utilized are briefly described.