Kahmir

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Iran

Geologic information

CountryIran
Location:55.6, 26.95
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Site typemineral occurrence
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinHormuz
Basin typecontinental rift basin
Geologic unitHormuz Fm
Age
Neoproterozoic
Minimum:Neoproterozoic
Maximum:Neoproterozoic
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Geologic map unit55.6, 26.95
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Economic information

Production
StatusNot Determined

Reference information

References

Wilburn, D.R., Russell, J.A., and Bleiwas, D.I., 1995, Estimated use of explosives in the mining industries of Algeria, Iran, Iraq, and Libya: Report UCRL-CR-122186, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, variously paged.