Commodities
PrimaryBromine, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
SecondaryPotassium
TertiaryBoron-Borates
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Calcite, Carnallite, Gypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Evaporite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10023640
MRDS IDI001021
Alternate namesDabuxum Lake
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.91501, 95.24993
References
LOWENSTEIN, T.K., SPENCER, R.J., AND PENGXI, AHANG, 1989, ORIGIN OF ANCIENT POTASH EVAPORITES: CLUES FROM THE MODERN NONMARINE QAIDAM BASIN OF WESTERN CHINA: SCIENCE, V. 245, P. 1090-1092.LOWENSTEIN, T.K., SPENCER, R.J., YANG, WENBO, CASAS, ENRIQUE, ZHANG, PENGXI, ZHANG, BAOZHEN, FAN, HAIBO, KROUSE, H.R., 1994, MAJOR-ELEMENT AND STABLE-ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF FLUID INCLUSIONS IN HALITE, QAIDAM BASIN, WESTERN CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR LATE PLEISTOCENE/HOLOCENE BRINE EVOLUTION AND PALEOCLIMATES, IN ROSEN, M.R., ED., PALEOCLIMATE AND BASIN EVOLUTION OF PLAYA SYSTEMS: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER 289, P. 19-32.