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Luobei depression, Lop Nur (Lop Nuur; Lop lake; Luobu lake; Luobubo), Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Luobei depressionDepression
Lop Nur (Lop Nuur; Lop lake; Luobu lake; Luobubo)Saline Lake
Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.)County
Bayin'gholin Autonomous PrefecturePrefecture
XinjiangAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 47' North , 91° 3' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.78333,91.05000
GRN:
N28E50
Type:
Depression
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
226152
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:226152:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A northerly sub-basin of Lop Nur Lake. The basin hosts a large potash deposit, which was discovered in 1995. It consists of twelve thin layers of almost pure polyhalite and polyhalite-bearing rocks, which are buried at depths of 10-38 m within an area of about 326 km2. There also are porous glauberite rocks, which retain KCl-rich brines, and minor deposits of solid potassium salts.

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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 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGlauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘBlödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘPolyhalite7.CC.65K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Naⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Kⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O

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References

Yanling Tang (2005): Non-metallic deposits of Xinjiang, China [Zhongguo Xinjiang Fei Jinshu Kuangchuang]. Geological Publishing House (Beijing), 289 pp. (in Chinese)
Chenglin Liu, Mili Wang, Pengcheng Jiao, Weidong Fan, Yongzhi Chen, Zhichen Yang, and Jingguo Wang (2008): Sedimentary characteristics and origin of polyhalite in Lop Nur Salt Lake, Xinjiang. Mineral Deposits 27(6).
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