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Thongmang

stratabound potash-bearing salt in Lao People's Democratic Republic

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Geologic information

CountryLao People's Democratic Republic
Location:102.693, 18.233
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Site typedeposit
Deposit typestratabound potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinSakhon Nakhon
Basin typeintracratonic basin
Geologic unitMaha Sarakham Fm
Age
Mesozoic
Cretaceous
Upper Cretaceous
Minimum:Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Upper Cretaceous
Maximum:Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Upper Cretaceous
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Lithology
Notes:Chinese literature classifies the Lao potash as part of the Paleocene Thangone Formation (Tan and others, 2010).
Geologic map unit102.693, 18.233
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Production
StatusUnder Development
CompanyChina-Laos Minerals Development and Investment Corporation (2010)

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References

Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010, ISL expands technological shares in China-Laos Minerals Development and Investment Corp.: Beijing, Chinese Academy of Sciences press release, February 6, 2010, 1 p., accessed June 28, 2011, at http://english.cas.cn/Ne/ICN/201002/t20100206_50775.shtml.
Tan H., Ma H., Li B., Zhange X., and Xiao Y., 2010, Strontium and boron isotopic constraint on the marine origin of the Khammuane potash deposits in southeastern Laos: Chinese Science Bulletin, v. 55, no. 27-28, p. 3,181-3,188.