The Salt Range Formation in northern Pakistan is globally well-known for its extremely large evaporite deposits dated to the upper Ediacaran–lower Cambrian. This huge evaporite belt formed an area covering present-day parts of India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, and even South China (~200,000 km2 in South China). Sulphate minerals, including anhydrite and gypsum, can continuously record seawater sulphur isotopic composition. Until now, there was only one dataset reporting the isotopic composition of evaporites in Pakistan. This study reports new data, which points to a strongly positive sulphur isotopic shift (>+30‰, VCDT values) in the Salt Range Formation in Pakistan. Based on the stratigraphic position, similarity in lithology, age, and sulphur isotope data of the evaporitic sequences, it can be inferred that the Neoproterozoic Indo-Pakistan Plate and the Yangtze Platform were closely related palaeogeographically during the terminal Neoproterozoic. This interpretation can improve understanding of the palaeogeographical evolution of the area during the Neoproterozoic, with particular reference to the origin of biogeochemical cycles and the diagenetic evolution of the evaporitic deposits

巴基斯坦北部的盐岭组以其可追溯到上埃迪卡拉纪至下寒武纪的极大蒸发岩沉积物而闻名于世。这个巨大的蒸发带形成了一个区域，覆盖了印度、巴基斯坦、伊朗、阿曼，甚至华南（华南约 200,000 平方公里）的今天部分地区。硫酸盐矿物，包括硬石膏和石膏，可以连续记录海水硫同位素组成。到目前为止，只有一个数据集报告了巴基斯坦蒸发岩的同位素组成。这项研究报告了新数据，这些数据表明巴基斯坦盐范围组中硫同位素发生了强烈的正变化（>+30‰，VCDT 值）。根据蒸发层序的地层位置、岩性、年龄和硫同位素数据的相似性，可以推断，新元古代末期印巴板块与扬子地台在古地理上有着密切的联系。这种解释可以提高对该地区新元古代时期古地理演化的认识，特别是生物地球化学循环的起源和蒸发沉积物的成岩演化。