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Dawenkou salt deposit, Dawenkou depression, Daiyue District, Tai'an, Shandong, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Dawenkou salt depositDeposit
Dawenkou depressionDepression
Daiyue DistrictDistrict
Tai'anPrefecture-level City
ShandongProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° North , 117° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~40km
GRN:
N25E68
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
228782
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228782:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
大汶口石盐矿, 大汶口盆地, 岱岳区, 泰安市, 山东省, 中国


Rock salt deposit with thinly bedded Eogene polyhalite-langbeinite rocks. Some of the layers are of sedimentary origin, but others were formed by replacement of glauberite and gypsum in contact with calcium-rich waters flowing into the former salt lake.

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9 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘVanthoffite7.AC.05Na6Mg(SO4)4
ⓘLangbeinite7.AC.10K2Mg2(SO4)3
ⓘGlauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘKieserite7.CB.05MgSO4 · H2O
ⓘ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ⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Hⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Oⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Oⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Naⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Mgⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Mgⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Mgⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Sⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Sⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Kⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O

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References

Zhongde Zhu (1988): Rhythm characteristics and depositional stages of salts in Dawenkou depression of Shandong Province. Mineral Deposits 7(1), 87-96 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Weisheng Xu, Zhijian Yao, and Weitian Han (1991): A study of the content characteristics of copper, lead, zinc, strontium and barium in sedimentary anhydrite and their activation and migration. Geoscience 5(1), 79-90.
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