Sulphur potential of the Wabamun Group, Alberta

Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Victor F. Hollister
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Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
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Jan 1, 1984

Abstract

Elemental sulphur occurs as aformational sedimentary deposit in Upper Devonian Wabamun evaporites near Coronation, Alberta. The deposit developed in a stratigraphic jacies-change lrap; it is assumed that petroleum reacted with anhydrite to form sulphur, calcite, hydrogen sulphide and other reaction products. The deposit contains about 362,800 tonnes of sulphur and lies at a depth of 1200 m. The Coronation deposit is expected to be geologically typical of such other native sulphur deposits as may be found in Wabamun Group sediments. Widespread sour gas sulphur production f rom the Wabamun suggests the possibility that additional native sulphur deposits will ·be found.
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APA: Victor F. Hollister  (1984)  Sulphur potential of the Wabamun Group, Alberta

MLA: Victor F. Hollister Sulphur potential of the Wabamun Group, Alberta. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 1984.

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