| Deposit ID | 10055347 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RL10011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Xiao Chaidan Lake |
| Alternate or previous names | Lesser Qaidan Hu |
| Geographic coordinates: | 95.1666, 37.49831 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2700 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Qinghai [Tsinghai](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Qinghai [Tsinghai] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Sodium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| (1) | 95.1666, 37.49831 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rift |
| General form | STRATIFORM |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Qinghai |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RL10011 |
HARBEN, P.W. & BATES, R.L. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS METAL BULLETIN INC. LONDON 1990
GUANGHUA LIU, REPORT TO BHP MINERALS, 1993
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | I METRE THICK ULEXITE BED WITHIN CALC. CONCRETIONS (SINTER DEPOSITS) AND CALC SAND BED AS WELL AS THIN LENTICULAR HORIZONS IN BLACK MUD. B DEPOSIT FORMED IN TWO STAGES 1) CA-MG CARBONATE-PINNOITE FORMATION FOLLOWED BY 2) MIRABILITE-HALITE-ULEXITE FORMATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1993 | R.P. Langford | BHP Utah Industries |
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