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Southern Red Sea, Tigray
Colluli potash
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sylvite, carnallite, kainite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Shallow evaporite potash beds in the Danakil depression awaiting development
Documented project with published resource studies.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
extreme heat, restricted zone
Keep exploring nearby
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