Project Namak: some of the most spectacular findings in the Iranian salt karst

0394900 - GLÚ 2014 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Filippi, Michal - Bruthans, J. - Jager, O. - Zare, M. - Asadi, N.
Project Namak: some of the most spectacular findings in the Iranian salt karst.
16th International Congress of Speleology : Czech Republic, Brno July 21-28, 2013 : proceedings. Vol. 3. Prague: Česká speleologická společnost, 2013 - (Filippi, M.; Bosák, P.), s. 48-53. ISBN 978-80-87857-09-0.
[International Congress of Speleology /16./. Brno (CZ), 21.07.2013-28.07.2013]
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR KJB315040801
Institutional support: RVO:67985831
Keywords : speleology * karst * salt karst * Iran salt karst
Subject RIV: DB - Geology ; Mineralogy

Project (“namak” means salt in Persian language) is an informal association of geologists and speleologists who cooperate on exploration and scientific research of the salt karst in southern and southwestern Iran. During the Project(from 1998 until 2013) about 16 salt diapirs were visited and more than 60 caves were discovered, 30 of which were mapped. The most exciting scientific and speleological discoveries were made in the Namakdan, Hormoz and Jahani salt diapirs; however, many other remarkable discoveries have been made on other several Iranian salt diapirs. This contribution summarizes the most interesting findings achieved during the ten expeditions carried out by the NAMAK team.
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