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Rahrahak

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Iran

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Geologic information

CountryIran
Location:52.289, 35.267
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Site typemineral occurrence
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinGreat Kavir
Basin typecontinental rift basin
Geologic unitUpper Red Fm
Age
Cenozoic
Neogene
Miocene
Minimum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
Maximum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
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Notes:Sylvite contains 47.71 percent K2O.
Geologic map unit52.289, 35.267
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StatusNot Determined

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References

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/.
Rahimpour-Bonab, H., and Alijani, N., 2003, Petrography, diagenesis and depositional model for potash deposits of north central Iran, and use of bromine geochemistry as a prospecting tool: Carbonates and Evaporites, v. 18, no. 1, p. 19-28.