S171B

stratabound potash-bearing salt in Syria

Geologic information

CountrySyria
Location:40.0333, 35.65
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Site typemineral occurrence
Deposit typestratabound potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinZagros
Basin typeforeland basin
Geologic unitGachsaran Fm
Age
Cenozoic
Neogene
Miocene
Minimum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
Maximum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Geologic map unit40.0333, 35.65
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Economic information

Production
StatusNone

Reference information

References

Arab Organisation for Mineral Resources, 1987, Mineral deposit map of the Arab world; Explanatory notes and maps: Rabat, Morocco, Arab Organisation for Mineral Resources, 430 p.