Jilantai salt lake, Jilantai, Alxa Left Banner (Alashan Zuoqi), Alxa League (Alashan Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jilantai salt lake | Lake |
| Jilantai | - not defined - |
| Alxa Left Banner (Alashan Zuoqi) | County |
| Alxa League (Alashan Prefecture) | Prefecture |
| Inner Mongolia | Autonomous Region |
| China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 45' North , 105° 42' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Name(s) in local language(s):
吉兰泰盐湖, 吉兰泰镇, 阿拉善左旗, 阿拉善盟, 内蒙古自治区, 中国
Saline playa-lake with an area of 17.81 km², situated in a closed basin. The lake is only fed by direct precipitation and local groundwater. Since the annual precipitation is ca 40-150 mm and the mean annual evaporation is ca 2800-4000 mm, the basin is generally dry. However, some highly saline water occurs in the central lowest part of the basin in years when precipitation is abundant. The basin, which is of tectonic origin, has an area of over 2000 km². The bedrock is predominantly Palaeozoic metamorphics, with some Tertiary sandstone and mudstone in the northwestern part of the basin, and Jurassic-Cretaceous and Tertiary sandstone and mudstone in the east.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Mirabilite Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Gobi DesertDesert
China
- North China OrogenOrogen
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- North China Craton
- Yinshan BlockShield
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Jilantai salt lake, Jilantai, Alxa Left Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, China