Because salt is easy to find and relatively inexpensive on modern supermarket shelves, it can be difficult to appreciate how strategic it…
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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.
Martin Jackson’s Oakwood Salt Dome Study: Halite Deformation, Recrystallisation and Groundwater
Jackson’s 1985 Oakwood Dome study of rock-salt deformation, recrystallisation and groundwater dissolution.
How Do Mushroom-Shaped Salt Diapirs Form? Martin Jackson and Christopher Talbot’s 1989 Study
Jackson and Talbot’s 1989 study of the internal structure of mushroom-shaped diapirs, halite deformation and salt-cavern engineering.
Barbara Hendel’s Salt Applications: Crystal Salt, Sole, Salt Baths and Other Uses
A sourced archive of Barbara Hendel’s own pages on crystal salt, sole, salt baths, nasal rinsing, inhalation and other salt applications.
Barbara Hendel’s Salt Bath Views: Crystal Salt, Sole Baths and Application Instructions
A sourced summary of Hendel’s own salt-bath page covering crystal salt, skin, sole baths and preparation instructions.
Eşref Atabey’s 2008 Medical Geology Project: 172 Settlements, Water–Rock–Soil–Plant Sampling and Geological Health Risks
The MTA 2008 Medical Geology Project by Eşref Atabey and Murat Şahan, including field sampling and geological health themes.
Steinhauser, Sterba, Poljanc, Bichler and Buchtela: The Rock-Salt Trace-Element Research Team
The five authors of the 2006 study of 18 rock-salt samples and the laboratory framework of their research.
Barbara Hendel’s Views on Sole: Crystal-Salt Water, Historical Drinking Cures and Preparation
Barbara Hendel's own Sole Drink page on crystal-salt water, historical saline drinking cures and preparation.
Georg Steinhauser and the 18-Sample Rock Salt Study: Trace Elements and Solubility in an Acid Medium
The 2006 Steinhauser et al. study of trace elements and acid-medium solubility in 18 rock-salt samples from six countries using neutron activation analysis.
Canan Karatay’s Show TV Rock Salt Statements: Salt Caves, Salt Lamps and Mineral Views
Archive of Canan Karatay's Show TV statements on rock salt, the Çankırı Salt Cave, mineral diversity and salt lamps.
Who Is Dr. Eşref Atabey? A Sourced Profile of His Medical Geology, Elements and Public Health Work
A sourced researcher profile of Dr. Eşref Atabey's work on medical geology, elements, public health and MTA projects.