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Testing fluid-inclusion analytical methods with laboratory-grown halite in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2-CaCl2 brine systems.
A sourced profile of Tim K. Lowenstein’s research on halite fluid inclusions, ancient seawater chemistry and evaporite geochemistry.
The Brennan and Lowenstein 2002 reconstruction of Silurian seawater from 100 inclusions in Michigan and Canning Basin halites.
The 2005 Lowenstein study reconstructing Permian seawater major-ion chemistry from halite fluid inclusions.
Canan Karatay’s 19 November 2015 Çankırı Rock Salt Conference: A Sourced Summary of Her Statements
A sourced, topic-by-topic summary of Canan Karatay's statements on rock salt at the 19 November 2015 Çankırı conference.
Canan Karatay’s 2016 Rock Salt Statements: Halite, Minerals and the Çankırı Salt Cave
Canan Karatay's statements on halite, minerals and the Çankırı Salt Cave in Anadolu Agency's 17 September 2016 report.
How Are Halite Fluid Inclusions Calibrated in the Laboratory? Melting Behavior and Brine Systems
Testing fluid-inclusion analytical methods with laboratory-grown halite in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2-CaCl2 brine systems.
What Was Silurian Seawater Like? Major-Ion Chemistry from 100 Halite Fluid Inclusions
The Brennan and Lowenstein 2002 reconstruction of Silurian seawater from 100 inclusions in Michigan and Canning Basin halites.
Permian Seawater Chemistry: Fluid-Inclusion Evidence from Texas, New Mexico and European Halites
The 2005 Lowenstein study reconstructing Permian seawater major-ion chemistry from halite fluid inclusions.
Who Is Prof. Tim K. Lowenstein? Halite Fluid Inclusions, Paleoseawater and Evaporite Geochemistry
A sourced profile of Tim K. Lowenstein’s research on halite fluid inclusions, ancient seawater chemistry and evaporite geochemistry.
Fayet-Moore, Wibisono, Carr and Colleagues: The Interdisciplinary Pink-Salt Research Team
A sourced overview of the nine researchers and institutions behind the 2020 pink-salt mineral-analysis paper.
Acid Solubility of Trace Elements in Rock Salt: The Steinhauser Team’s Bioavailability Approach
The method used by Steinhauser and colleagues to estimate potential bioavailability by dissolving rock salt in dilute hydrochloric acid.
How Did Rock Salts from Six Countries Differ? Comparing 18 Samples from Austria to Pakistan
Trace-element comparison of rock salts from Austria, Germany, Pakistan, Poland, Switzerland and Ukraine in the Steinhauser study.
How Is Neutron Activation Analysis Used for Rock Salt? Trace-Element Measurement with INAA
The role of instrumental neutron activation analysis in measuring trace elements in rock salt in the Steinhauser study.