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Nahand

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Iran

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Geologic information

CountryIran
Location:46.469, 38.253
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Site typestructure
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinQom
Basin typecontinental rift basin
Age
Cenozoic
Paleogene-Neogene
Eocene-Oligocene-Miocene
Minimum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
Maximum:Cenozoic-Paleogene-Eocene
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Notes:Potash in 20-45 cm thick bed.
Geologic map unit46.469, 38.253
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Comments

100-200 km NW of Ilaq (estimated).

References

Farhadi, Reza, 2008, An introduction to potash exploration in Iran: Parseshahro Geological Mining Company Web page accessed September 16, 2012, at http://www.k-psgm.com/IntroPotash.pdf.Iran Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration, 2009, National Geoscience Database of Iran: Iran Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration Web page accessed March 2009, at http://www.ngdir.ir/.