Zhabuye Salt Lake

Producer in Xizang* (Tibet), China with commodities Boron-Borates, Sodium, Potassium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100775
MRDS ID RL10013
Record type Site
Current site name Zhabuye Salt Lake
Alternate or previous names Zabuye-Caka Lakes

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 84.00027, 31.99867 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Xizang* (Tibet)(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Xizang* (Tibet)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Sodium Primary
Potassium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Borax Ore
Gypsum Ore
Halite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 84.00027, 31.99867

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Rift

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM

Comments on the geologic information

  • CARBONATE TYPE LAKE;

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Xizang

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUANGHUA LUI, REPORT TO BHP MINERALS, 1993

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT OCCURS ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE GANGDISI MOUNTAINS IN A MAJOR RIFT STRUCTURE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 R.P. Langford BHP Utah Industries

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.