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Maha Sarakham Formation, Greater Khorat Basin, Eurasian Platei
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Maha Sarakham FormationFormation
Greater Khorat BasinBasin
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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Latitude & Longitude:
15° North , 103° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~370km
GRN:
N11E71
Type:
Formation
Mindat Locality ID:
424355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:424355:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A formation in either Maha Sarakham Province or in Mueang Maha Sarakham district, the capital district of the Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand.

Cores RS2.10, RS2.6, and K79
Contains three depositional cycles, the Lower, Middle, and Upper Members, each consisting of evaporites overlain by siliciclastic redbeds. The Lower Member is laterally continuous and composed of anhydrite overlain by halite and laminated anhydrite, potash (carnallite, sylvite, and tachyhydrite [CaCl2·MgCl2·12H2O]), borate minerals, and clay. The Middle and Upper Members also contain evaporite-siliciclastic redbed cycles, but post-depositional dissolution has, in places, removed the evaporites or reduced them to thin anhydrite.

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘCarnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘTachyhydrite3.BB.35CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
Clⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Sunda PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Wang, Jiuyi, Lowenstein, Tim K. (2017) Anomalously High Cretaceous Paleobrine Temperatures: Hothouse, Hydrothermal or Solar Heating? Minerals: 7(12): 245. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7120245
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