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.
Who Is Xuejun Yin? Salt Substitution, Implementation Barriers and Low-Sodium Salt Research in China
A profile of Xuejun Yin’s work on availability, acceptability and implementation barriers for low-sodium salts in China and globally.
Salt Substitution Research in China: Household Salt, Stroke Risk and Scaling Potassium-Enriched Salt
Research in China on household salt use, SSaSS and scaling potassium-enriched salt at population level.
South African Potassium-Salt Taste Test: Comparing 35%, 50%, 66% and 100% KCl Formulations
The 2024 South African study comparing four potassium-enriched low-sodium formulations with regular salt for taste and visual acceptability.
Who Is Prof. Dike Bevis Ojji? Hypertension, Salt Reduction and Cardiovascular Research in Nigeria
A profile of Dike Ojji’s work on hypertension, hypertensive heart disease and salt reduction in Nigeria.
Salt Reduction and Salt Substitution in Nigeria: Dike Ojji’s Low- and Middle-Income Country Perspective
A sourced framework for household salt use, sodium reduction and potassium-enriched salt substitution in Nigeria.
India SSiIS Trial: 70% NaCl–30% KCl Salt Substitute in 502 Participants with Hypertension
Design and results of the double-blind randomized salt-substitution trial in 502 participants with hypertension in rural India.
Community-Wide Salt Substitution in Peru: 2,376 People, Six Villages and a 75% NaCl–25% KCl Intervention
Results of the community-wide salt-substitution study in 2,376 people across six villages in Tumbes, Peru.
Who Is Dr Kathy Trieu? Global Salt Policy, Sodium Reduction and Potassium-Enriched Salt Research
A profile of Kathy Trieu’s research on global salt policy, sodium reduction and implementation of potassium-enriched salt.
How Is Potassium-Enriched Salt Being Scaled Globally? Kathy Trieu and the George Institute Program
Global scaling of potassium-enriched salt through availability, price, acceptability, labelling and policy.
Who Is Prof. Alta Schutte? Hypertension, Blood Pressure and Potassium-Enriched Salt Research
A profile of Alta Schutte’s South African and Australian work on hypertension, blood pressure and salt substitution.