The development of the thick dolomite, gypsum/anhydrite, halite and potash succession in the southwestern US Permian Basin.
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A USGS strontium-isotope test of whether Castile Formation evaporites were derived mainly from seawater or strongly mixed continental waters.
How near-surface evaporation, temperature and brine movement control halite, gypsum and carnallite precipitation in saline systems.
The geochemical logic behind enrichment of K, Mg, Li and other elements in residual brines after halite precipitation.
USGS explanation of caves, subsidence and sinkholes produced by dissolution of highly soluble halite and gypsum.
How dissolution of older evaporites can create NaCl- and CaSO4-rich brines and feed later mineral precipitation.
A synthesis of the full evaporite-basin lifecycle from restricted seawater inflow through gypsum, halite and potash precipitation to later dissolution and karst.
An explanation of the typical gypsum/anhydrite, halite and sylvite-potash precipitation sequence in marine evaporite systems.
Why thick rock-salt and gypsum successions generally require repeated replenishment rather than a single isolated sea drying once.
How USGS interpretations of Castile and Salado evaporites explain gypsum and halite forming under different hydrologic conditions.
The 2023 reconstruction of seawater strontium from 1,371 fluid inclusions in 131 halite samples.
Testing fluid-inclusion analytical methods with laboratory-grown halite in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2-CaCl2 brine systems.
How Does an Evaporite System Work from Start to Finish? From Seawater to Rock Salt, Potash and Karst
A synthesis of the full evaporite-basin lifecycle from restricted seawater inflow through gypsum, halite and potash precipitation to later dissolution and karst.
What Is Evaporite Karst? Why Can Rock Salt and Gypsum Form Caves, Subsidence and Sinkholes?
USGS explanation of caves, subsidence and sinkholes produced by dissolution of highly soluble halite and gypsum.
Permian Basin Evaporites: Salt, Gypsum and Potash Successions Reaching 2,000 Metres
The development of the thick dolomite, gypsum/anhydrite, halite and potash succession in the southwestern US Permian Basin.
What Was the Parent Brine of the Castile Evaporites? Testing Marine Origin with Strontium Isotopes
A USGS strontium-isotope test of whether Castile Formation evaporites were derived mainly from seawater or strongly mixed continental waters.
Playas, Sabkhas and Saline Lakes: How Do Evaporite Minerals Precipitate Near the Surface?
How near-surface evaporation, temperature and brine movement control halite, gypsum and carnallite precipitation in saline systems.
Why Do Potash and Magnesium Salts Form After Halite? Residual-Brine Chemistry
The geochemical logic behind enrichment of K, Mg, Li and other elements in residual brines after halite precipitation.
Can Rock-Salt Deposits Dissolve and Reprecipitate Elsewhere? Evaporite Recycling
How dissolution of older evaporites can create NaCl- and CaSO4-rich brines and feed later mineral precipitation.
What Precipitates First as Seawater Evaporates? The Gypsum, Halite and Potash Sequence
An explanation of the typical gypsum/anhydrite, halite and sylvite-potash precipitation sequence in marine evaporite systems.
How Do Thick Rock-Salt Deposits Form? Restricted Basins and Repeated Seawater Replenishment
Why thick rock-salt and gypsum successions generally require repeated replenishment rather than a single isolated sea drying once.
Why Do Gypsum and Halite Precipitate in Different Parts of the Same Basin? Density Stratification and Salinity
How USGS interpretations of Castile and Salado evaporites explain gypsum and halite forming under different hydrologic conditions.