Evidence of potash salt formation in the Pliocene Sedom Lagoon (Dead Sea Rift, Israel)

The Dead Sea is a Ca-chloride evaporitic lake close to halite saturation. Carnallite (KMgCl 3·6H 2O) is the next mineral predicted to precipitate and is currently produced in solar ponds on the shores in Israel and Jordan. The particular composition of the Dead Sea has been attributed to the contrib...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chemical geology 2009-07, Vol.265 (3), p.499-511
Hauptverfasser:	García-Veigas, Javier, Rosell, Laura, Zak, Israel, Playà, Elisabet, Ayora, Carles, Starinsky, Avraham
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brines Bromine Ca-chloride brines Carnallite Evaporites Fluid inclusions Lagoons Minerals Potash Potassium carbonate Rock salt Sulfate isotopes
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