diff --git a/salt.lua b/salt.lua
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+local resource_autoplace = require('resource-autoplace');
+local noise = require('noise');
+
+local util = require("data-util");
+
+if util.me.salt() then
+data:extend({
+	{
+    type = "autoplace-control",
+    category = "resource",
+    name = "salt",
+    richness = true,
+    order = "b-e"
+	},
+	{
+    type = "noise-layer",
+    name = "salt"
+	},
+	{
+    type = "resource",
+    icon_size = 128,
+    name = "salt",
+    icon = "__bzchlorine__/graphics/icons/salt.png",
+    flags = {"placeable-neutral"},
+    order="a-b-a",
+    map_color = {r=0.92, g=1.00, b=0.93},
+    tree_removal_probability=1,
+    tree_removal_max_distance=32*32,
+    minable =
+    {
+      hardness = 1,
+      mining_particle = "copper-ore-particle",
+      mining_time = 0.5,
+      result = "salt"
+    },
+    collision_box = {{ -0.1, -0.1}, {0.1, 0.1}},
+    selection_box = {{ -0.5, -0.5}, {0.5, 0.5}},
+
+    autoplace = resource_autoplace.resource_autoplace_settings{
+      name = "salt",
+      order = "b-z",
+      base_density = 3,
+      base_spots_per_km2 = 2,
+      regular_rq_factor_multiplier = 2.0,
+    },
+
+    stage_counts = {15000, 9500, 5500, 2900, 1300, 400, 150, 80},
+        stages =
+        {
+          sheet =
+          {
+      filename = "__bzchlorine__/graphics/entity/ores/salt.png",
+      priority = "extra-high",
+      size = 64,
+      frame_count = 8,
+      variation_count = 8,
+      hr_version =
+      {
+      filename = "__bzchlorine__/graphics/entity/ores/hr-salt.png",
+        priority = "extra-high",
+        size = 128,
+        frame_count = 8,
+        variation_count = 8,
+        scale = 0.5
+      }
+          }
+    },
+  },
+})
+
+local richness = data.raw.resource["salt"].autoplace.richness_expression  
+local probability = data.raw.resource["salt"].autoplace.probability_expression  
+
+-- Modify salt autoplace richness: 
+-- After 500 tiles it's standard
+-- After 300 tiles it scales up
+data.raw.resource["salt"].autoplace.richness_expression = 
+  richness * noise.if_else_chain(
+      noise.less_than(noise.distance_from(noise.var("x"), noise.var("y"), noise.var("starting_positions")), noise.to_noise_expression(500)),
+      (noise.distance_from(noise.var("x"), noise.var("y"), noise.var("starting_positions")) - 275)/475,
+      1)
+
+data.raw.resource["salt"].autoplace.probability_expression = 
+  probability * noise.if_else_chain(
+      noise.less_than(noise.distance_from(noise.var("x"), noise.var("y"), noise.var("starting_positions")), noise.to_noise_expression(299)),
+      0,
+      noise.less_than(noise.distance_from(noise.var("x"), noise.var("y"), noise.var("starting_positions")), noise.to_noise_expression(300)),
+      0.3,
+      1)
+
+end
+data:extend({
+  {
+    type = "item",
+    name = "salt",
+    icon_size = 128,
+    icon = "__bzchlorine__/graphics/icons/salt.png",
+    pictures = {
+      {filename="__bzchlorine__/graphics/icons/salt.png",   size=128, scale=0.125},
+      {filename="__bzchlorine__/graphics/icons/salt-1.png", size=128, scale=0.125},
+      {filename="__bzchlorine__/graphics/icons/salt-2.png", size=128, scale=0.125},
+      {filename="__bzchlorine__/graphics/icons/salt-3.png", size=128, scale=0.125},
+    },
+    subgroup = "raw-resource",
+    order = "t-c-a",
+    stack_size = util.get_stack_size(50)
+  },
+  {
+    type = "recipe",
+    name = "salt",
+    result = "salt",
+    ingredients = {{type="fluid", name="water", amount=10}},
+    enabled = false,
+    category = "crafting-with-fluid",
+    energy_requires = 2,
+  },
+})
+util.add_unlock("fluid-handling", "salt")