Acıgöl's mineral-salt system: sodium sulfate, closed-basin geology, flamingo habitat and why a saline lake should not automatically be described as a table-salt…
Category Rock Salt Guide
Guides to rock salt geology, history, use, sourcing and regional salt heritage.
Guides to rock salt geology, history, use, sourcing and regional salt heritage.
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A province-by-province salt inventory for all 81 provinces of Türkiye, distinguishing confirmed rock salt, spring salt, sea saltworks, lake salt, basin connections…
Seyfe Lake in Kırşehir as a historical salt-production and saline-wetland landscape: closed-basin geology, former salt making, flamingos and wetland ecology.
Çankırı's saline springs and spring-salt potential: Tatlıçay, Korgun Creek, evaporite dissolution, groundwater circulation and hydrogeology.
The historical Zırki-Deklan saltworks of Siirt: 28 recorded salt wells, Ottoman monopoly administration, production organisation and rural economic importance.
The historical Melefan saltworks in the former Siirt Sanjak: 40 recorded wells, 383 evaporation pans, Ottoman salt production and rural labour organisation.
The historical Sulha-Hozyar saltworks of Siirt: 21 recorded saline wells, 125 evaporation pans, rock-salt indications and the Ottoman salt economy.
The historical Şirvan-Küfre saltworks: 55 documented saline wells, 230 evaporation pans, Ottoman salt-monopoly administration and traditional production history.
A regional atlas of Siirt spring saltworks, covering Şirvan, Baykan, Pervari and the Botan Basin through geology, traditional production, history and rural…
Part 1 of the Crystalline Rock Salt Questions & Answers video series, discussing the question of which salt is best and common…
A visual introduction to rock-salt production, crystalline rock salt and the production process.
The Hacıbektaş-Arapsun historic salt area: Central Anatolian evaporite geology, Ottoman-era economic importance, cultural memory and environmental context.
Çankırı Saline Springs and Spring-Salt Potential: Tatlıçay, Korgun Creek, Evaporites and Hydrogeology
Çankırı's saline springs and spring-salt potential: Tatlıçay, Korgun Creek, evaporite dissolution, groundwater circulation and hydrogeology.
Türkiye 81-Province Salt Inventory: Where Are Rock Salt, Spring Salt, Sea Saltworks and Lake Salt Found?
A province-by-province salt inventory for all 81 provinces of Türkiye, distinguishing confirmed rock salt, spring salt, sea saltworks, lake salt, basin connections and research status.
Kırşehir Seyfe Lake Historical Saltworks: Saline Closed Basin, Former Salt Production, Flamingos and Wetland Ecology
Seyfe Lake in Kırşehir as a historical salt-production and saline-wetland landscape: closed-basin geology, former salt making, flamingos and wetland ecology.
Historical Melefan Saltworks of the Siirt Sanjak: 40 Salt Wells, 383 Evaporation Pans, Ottoman Production and Rural Labour
The historical Melefan saltworks in the former Siirt Sanjak: 40 recorded wells, 383 evaporation pans, Ottoman salt production and rural labour organisation.
Historical Sulha-Hozyar Saltworks of the Siirt Sanjak: 21 Wells, 125 Evaporation Pans, Rock-Salt Traces and Ottoman Salt Economy
The historical Sulha-Hozyar saltworks of Siirt: 21 recorded saline wells, 125 evaporation pans, rock-salt indications and the Ottoman salt economy.
Siirt Şirvan-Küfre Historical Saltworks: 55 Salt Wells, 230 Evaporation Pans, Ottoman Monopoly and Salt-Making History
The historical Şirvan-Küfre saltworks: 55 documented saline wells, 230 evaporation pans, Ottoman salt-monopoly administration and traditional production history.
Siirt Zırki-Deklan Historical Saltworks: 28 Salt Wells, Ottoman Salt Monopoly, Production and Rural Economy
The historical Zırki-Deklan saltworks of Siirt: 28 recorded salt wells, Ottoman monopoly administration, production organisation and rural economic importance.
Siirt Spring Saltworks Atlas: Şirvan, Baykan, Pervari and Salt Making in the Botan Basin
A regional atlas of Siirt spring saltworks, covering Şirvan, Baykan, Pervari and the Botan Basin through geology, traditional production, history and rural economy.
Nevşehir Hacıbektaş-Arapsun Historic Salt Site: Rock Salt, Ottoman Economy, Geology and Cultural Memory
The Hacıbektaş-Arapsun historic salt area: Central Anatolian evaporite geology, Ottoman-era economic importance, cultural memory and environmental context.
Acıgöl Mineral Salts: Sodium Sulfate, Closed-Basin Geology, Flamingos and Why It Is Not Simply a Table-Salt Lake
Acıgöl's mineral-salt system: sodium sulfate, closed-basin geology, flamingo habitat and why a saline lake should not automatically be described as a table-salt lake.