Abstract
The Phillips Petroleum Company found rock salt in its Punta Gorda No. 1 well in an Eocene clastic section at a depth of 1241–1642 ft. This well is located about three miles northwest of the village of Punta Gorda in southern British Honduras (16º9’4“N.-88º48’47”W.).
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Boyd, J.R. et al. (1969). Central America. In: Handbook of World Salt Resources. Monographs in Geoscience. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0703-7_2
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