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West Taijinar salt lake (Xitaijinai'er salt lake), Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, Chinai
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West Taijinar salt lake (Xitaijinai'er salt lake)Lake
Lenghu Co.County
Mangnai City (Mangya Co.)County
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous PrefecturePrefecture
QinghaiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 42' 0'' North , 93° 22' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.70000,93.38333
GeoHash:
G#: wndqkzpdm
GRN:
N26E53
Type:
Lake
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
157232
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157232:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
西台吉乃尔湖, 冷湖行政委员会, 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, 青海省, 中国


A largely dried-up lake.
LiCl resources: 3068×103 t; LiCl grade: 220 mg/L

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘCarnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘBorax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘBlödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘPicromerite7.CC.60K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Naⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Kⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Kⓘ SylviteKCl

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References

Xiyu Zheng (1994): Comprehensive utilization of salt lake resources over Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) plateau. Journal of Lake Sciences 6(3), 267-275 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Xiying Zhang, Haizhou Ma, Donglin Gao, Minggang Zhang, and Tao Wang (2007): Hydrochemical Characteristics of Brines in the Mining Area of West Taijinar Salt Lake in Qaidam Basin. Journal of Salt Lake Research 15(2), 12-20.
Zhen Nie, Lingzhong Bu, and Mianping Zheng (2010): Lithium resources industrialization of salt lakes in China: A case study of the Xitaijinaier salt lake and the Zabuye salt lake. Acta Geoscientica Sinica 31(1), 95-101 (in Chinese with English abstract).
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