Salif, Yemen: more than 1,000 metres of Miocene bedded halite deposited during Red Sea rifting, anhydrite laminae, overlying gypsum and later diapiric…
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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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Khammouane and Savannakhet in Laos: Upper Cretaceous halite–potash sequences, three evaporite cycles, marine-derived brines, later freshwater and hydrothermal influence, and the eastern…
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…
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.
Russia Rock Salt Deposits: Sol-Iletsk Mine, Solikamsk Basin and Permian Halite
Russia’s major rock-salt systems: the Sol-Iletsk salt dome in Orenburg, Permian halite and potash of the Solikamsk–Verkhnekamsk basin, underground mining and Eurasian evaporite geology.
United Arab Emirates Rock Salt Deposits: Hormuz Salt Domes, Dalma, Sir Bani Yas, Zirku and Jebel Al Dhanna
UAE rock-salt geology: Infra-Cambrian Hormuz Salt diapirs exposed on offshore islands and at Jebel Al Dhanna, with massive halite, inclusions and potential subsurface-storage relevance.
Oman Rock Salt Deposits: Ara Group, South Oman and Ghaba Salt Basins, Qarn Alam and Salt Domes
Oman’s roughly 540-million-year-old Ara Group rock salt, South Oman and Ghaba salt basins, surface-piercing diapirs, carbonate stringers and halokinetic evaporite geology.
Israel Rock Salt Deposits: Mount Sedom Salt Wall, Dead Sea Basin and a Two-Kilometre Halite Succession
Mount Sedom in the Dead Sea Basin: a surface-piercing rock-salt diapir, thick Sedom Formation evaporites, salt caves, dissolution surfaces and continuing uplift.
Pakistan Rock Salt Deposits: Khewra, Warcha, Kalabagh, Makrach, Kohat and the Salt Range Halites
Pakistan’s Salt Range and Kohat rock-salt systems: Khewra, Warcha, Kalabagh, Makrach and Jatta-Bahadur Khel mines, room-and-pillar extraction, purity and production history.
Khewra Rock Salt Mine: 150-Metre Halite Sequence, 17 Levels, Pink Rock Salt and Room-and-Pillar Mining
Khewra mine geology in Pakistan’s Salt Range: roughly 150 metres of salt-bearing sequence, white-pink-red halite, a 17-level mine system and continuing room-and-pillar production.
Warcha and Kalabagh Rock Salt Mines: Pakistan Salt Range, 98%–96% Halite and Room-and-Pillar Production
Warcha and Kalabagh mines in Pakistan’s Salt Range: white and pink halite, dated production figures, multiple salt seams, reported average NaCl values and room-and-pillar extraction.
India Rock Salt Deposits: Himachal Pradesh Mandi, Drang Mine and the 12.78-Million-Tonne Resource Inventory
India’s limited geological rock-salt resources: Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi-Drang deposit, the 2020 National Mineral Inventory figure of about 12.78 million tonnes and Hindustan Salts operations.
China Rock Salt Deposits: Hubei, Yingcheng-Yunmeng, Jianghan Basin and Billion-Tonne Halite Resources
China’s Hubei-Jianghan rock-salt province: Yingcheng-Yunmeng and Qianjiang, documented multi-billion-tonne salt resources and large-scale well/solution-mining industry.
Kyrgyzstan Rock Salt Deposits: Ketmen-Tube, Chon-Tuz, Chon-Alai, Tunuk-Tuz and Tien Shan Halite
Kyrgyzstan’s researched rock-salt deposits in the Tien Shan: Ketmen-Tube, Chon-Tuz, Chon-Alai and Tunuk-Tuz, reported resource sizes and modern rock-salt production.