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Evaporite deposits in Australia

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 19/11/2025

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Evaporites comprise all deposits formed by the evaporation of water and the precipitation of its constituents, such as calcium sulphate, sodium chloride, and potassium compounds. They may be found as rock-gypsum, anhydrite, rock-salt or potash-salt deposits at depth in pre-Recent geological series, or as Recent formations of gypsum and salt on the surface. The main object of this report is to show the conditions under which evaporite sediments are formed, what salt deposits are to date known in Australia, where rock-gypsum, rock-salt and potash-salt deposits may be expected within pre-Recent formations, and how further investigations should be carried out.

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Title Evaporite deposits in Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/f829eb5e-82c8-4872-84da-89d55e1ef4da
Contact Point
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Reference Period 18/11/2025
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Evaporite deposits in Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/evaporite-deposits-in-australia