Namakhoi tabii nomi shartii guruhi mineralhoe, ki dar tabiat bo rohi tahshinshavi hosil megardand. Tarkibi khimiyaviashon az khlorid va sulfathoi natriy, kaliy, magniy iborat ast. Muhimtarin I. t.: namaksang (galit), silvin, karnallit, kainit, polagalit, langbeynit, mirabilit, tenardit. Vobasta ba sharoit va vaqti paydoish konhoi Namakhoi tabii se khel ast; konhoi takhshinni zerizamini, ki dar yake az davrahoi guzashtan geologi hosil shudaand. Dar in guna konho namak chun sang sakht buda, dar shakli qabahoi gafs yo gumbazmonand khobidaast (konhoi namaksangi Khojamumin, Khojasartez, Norak va gayra). Az in guna konho 30% Namakhoi tabiii jahon girifta meshavad.
Chashmahoi sh u r yo namakobho dar natijai namaki konhoro shusta, baromadani obhoi zerizamini ba vujud meoyand. Ziyoda az 50% -i namaksang az hamin guna konho bo rohi takshon girifta meshavad – (masalan, dar payoni Vosei viloyati Kulob namaki oshro az namakobhoi koni Khojamumin hamin tavr ba dast meorand). Konhoi namak i zamoni h o z i r a (kul, khalij va lagunahoi shur), hajmu zakhiraashon nisbatan kam boshad ham, dar kurai Zamin beshtar pahn gashtaand. Az sababi osonu dastras budani korkardi onho bazeashon ahamiyati sanoati paydo kardaand (kulhoi Bos- kunchoqu Elton, Qarobugozgol va kulhoi Sibiri Garbiyu Qazokiston). Ba in tip inchunin bahru uqyonushoi hozira dokhil meshavand. Az in guna konho qarib 20% Namakhoi tabiiro megirand.