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Yengije

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Iran

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Geologic information

CountryIran
Location:47.583, 36.883
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Site typemineral occurrence
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinQom
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:Salt body is 1200 m long and 4 m thick.
Geologic map unit47.583, 36.883
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StatusNot Determined

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References

Iran Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration, 2007, National Geoscience Database of Iran: Iran Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration Web page accessed February 24, 2007, at http://www.ngdir.ir/MiningInfo/.