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…
Thailand’s giant Cretaceous evaporite province: Khorat and Sakon Nakhon basins, Maha Sarakham halite, widespread salt domes and the close association of rock…
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.
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.
Maha Sarakham Rock Salt Formation: 250 Metres of Halite, Three Salt Members and Potash Evaporites in Thailand
Maha Sarakham Formation in Thailand: three principal salt members, locally about 250 metres of halite, potash-bearing evaporites and the stratigraphy of the Khorat Plateau.
Bamnet Narong Rock Salt Deposit: Halite, Potash and Late Cretaceous Evaporites of Thailand’s Khorat Basin
Bamnet Narong in Thailand’s Khorat Basin: Late Cretaceous halite, potash-bearing evaporites and a well-known exploration district within the Maha Sarakham Formation.
Thailand Rock Salt Deposits: Khorat, Sakon Nakhon, Maha Sarakham and More Than 50 Salt-Dome Areas
Thailand’s giant Cretaceous evaporite province: Khorat and Sakon Nakhon basins, Maha Sarakham halite, widespread salt domes and the close association of rock salt and potash.
Tajikistan Rock Salt Deposits: Khoja Mumin, Vose, Kamyshkurgan and the Giant Halites of Central Asia
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 Rock Salt Mountain: 249 Metres of Halite, a Giant Salt Diapir and Natural Salt Caves in Tajikistan
Khoja Mumin in Tajikistan: an exposed salt diapir with thick halite, natural caves and dissolution landforms, and geological evidence of a much larger subsurface salt body.
Afghanistan Rock Salt Deposits: Takhar Salt Domes, Ghoryan, Andkhoy and Jurassic Halite Basins
Afghanistan’s geological rock salt: Takhar salt domes, Ghoryan and Andkhoy evaporites, Jurassic halite and the structural controls of Central Asian salt basins.
Takhar Rock Salt Domes: Taqcha Khana, Chal I–II, Namakab and Afghanistan’s Jurassic Halite
Takhar Province rock salt in Afghanistan: Taqcha Khana, Chal I, Chal II and Namakab diapirs, Jurassic halite, salt tectonics and local mining potential.
Kazakhstan Rock Salt Deposits: Inder and Zhaman-Inder Salt Domes and Caspian Depression Halite
Kazakhstan’s rock-salt geology in the Caspian Depression: Inder and Zhaman-Inder salt domes, Permian evaporites, halokinesis and the relationship between halite, borates and other salts.
Turkmenistan Rock Salt Deposits: Köýtendag, Garlyk Evaporites and a New Rock-Salt Mine Project
Turkmenistan’s Köýtendag–Garlyk evaporite province: rock salt, potash-bearing strata, underground mining infrastructure and a current 15,000-tonne-per-year rock-salt project.
Sol-Iletsk Rock Salt Mine: More Than 560 Million Tonnes of Explored Salt, 300-Metre Mining Depth and 1.7 Mt/y Capacity
Sol-Iletsk’s Iletsk salt dome in Russia: operator-reported explored reserves above 560 million tonnes, production capacity up to 1.7 million tonnes per year and a deep underground halite mine.