Khammouane and Savannakhet in Laos: Upper Cretaceous halite–potash sequences, three evaporite cycles, marine-derived brines, later freshwater and hydrothermal influence, and the eastern…
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Rock salt deposits, halite basins, mines and evaporite systems across Asia.
Rock salt deposits, halite basins, mines and evaporite systems across Asia.
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Yemen’s rock-salt geology: Jurassic Sab’atayn–Shabwah salt in interior rift basins and more than 1,000 metres of Miocene Salif halite along the Red…
Sab’atayn and Shabwa salt in Yemen: Tithonian halite, subsurface intervals locally up to about 1,500 metres, salt diapirism, differential loading and structures…
Salif, Yemen: more than 1,000 metres of Miocene bedded halite deposited during Red Sea rifting, anhydrite laminae, overlying gypsum and later diapiric…
Maha Sarakham Formation in Thailand: three principal salt members, locally about 250 metres of halite, potash-bearing evaporites and the stratigraphy of the…
Bamnet Narong in Thailand’s Khorat Basin: Late Cretaceous halite, potash-bearing evaporites and a well-known exploration district within the Maha Sarakham Formation.
Laos’s rock-salt geology: Vientiane, Khammouane and Savannakhet halite-potash basins, the eastern continuation of the Khorat evaporite system and major subsurface salt resources.
Thailand’s giant Cretaceous evaporite province: Khorat and Sakon Nakhon basins, Maha Sarakham halite, widespread salt domes and the close association of rock…
Duzdağ rock-salt mine in Nakhchivan: three main halite layers, an approximately 150-metre salt-bearing mass, archaeological evidence of ancient mining and continuing underground…
Tajikistan’s major rock-salt systems: Khoja Mumin salt mountain, Vose and Kamyshkurgan evaporites, diapiric halite and the broader Central Asian salt province.
Khoja Mumin in Tajikistan: an exposed salt diapir with thick halite, natural caves and dissolution landforms, and geological evidence of a much…
Afghanistan’s geological rock salt: Takhar salt domes, Ghoryan and Andkhoy evaporites, Jurassic halite and the structural controls of Central Asian salt basins.
Khammouane and Savannakhet Halite–Potash Deposits: The Eastern Extension of the Khorat Evaporite System in Laos
Khammouane and Savannakhet in Laos: Upper Cretaceous halite–potash sequences, three evaporite cycles, marine-derived brines, later freshwater and hydrothermal influence, and the eastern Khorat Plateau.
Laos Rock Salt Deposits: Vientiane, Khammouane, Savannakhet and the Khorat Halite–Potash System
Laos’s rock-salt geology: Vientiane, Khammouane and Savannakhet halite-potash basins, the eastern continuation of the Khorat evaporite system and major subsurface salt resources.
Duzdağ Rock Salt Mine: Three Halite Layers, a 150-Metre Salt Body and Millennia of Mining in Nakhchivan
Duzdağ rock-salt mine in Nakhchivan: three main halite layers, an approximately 150-metre salt-bearing mass, archaeological evidence of ancient mining and continuing underground exploitation.
Armenia Rock Salt Deposits: Avan, Yerevan Subsurface Halite and Neo-Tethyan Evaporites
Armenia’s geological rock salt around Yerevan and Avan: thick subsurface halite, regional evaporite deposition, underground mining and the tectonic context of the South Caucasus.
Avan Rock Salt Mine: 300-Metre Depth, a 93% NaCl Sample and Active Underground Production in Yerevan
Avan underground rock-salt mine in Yerevan, Armenia: workings around 300 metres deep, documented halite samples near 93% NaCl and continuing industrial production.
Azerbaijan Rock Salt Deposits: Duzdağ, Nehram, Püsyan and the Miocene Halites of Nakhchivan
Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan rock salt: Duzdağ, Nehram and Püsyan halite bodies, Miocene evaporites, ancient mining and the geological context of the Nakhchivan salt province.
Saudi Arabia Rock Salt Deposits: Arab and Hith Formations, Deep Halite and Evaporite Karst
Saudi Arabia’s geological halite in Arab and Hith evaporites, deep Arabian salt systems, evaporite karst east of Riyadh and the distinction between subsurface rock salt and modern sabkha salt.
Yemen Rock Salt Deposits: Sab’atayn Basin, Shabwa Salt Diapirs and More Than 1,000 Metres of Salif Halite
Yemen’s rock-salt geology: Jurassic Sab’atayn–Shabwah salt in interior rift basins and more than 1,000 metres of Miocene Salif halite along the Red Sea, with diapirs created by later halokinesis.
Sab’atayn and Shabwa Rock Salt Diapirs: Yemen’s Jurassic Halite, Thick Subsurface Salt and Milh Kharwah
Sab’atayn and Shabwa salt in Yemen: Tithonian halite, subsurface intervals locally up to about 1,500 metres, salt diapirism, differential loading and structures including Milh Kharwah.
Salif Rock Salt Deposit: More Than 1,000 Metres of Miocene Halite on Yemen’s Red Sea Coast
Salif, Yemen: more than 1,000 metres of Miocene bedded halite deposited during Red Sea rifting, anhydrite laminae, overlying gypsum and later diapiric deformation.