Mine detail: Xiao Chaidan Lake

Previously called 'Lesser Qaidan Hu'

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Location: Qinghai [Tsinghai], China, Asia
Lat / long: 37.49831, 95.1666
dep_id: 10055347
mrds_id: RL10011
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates, Magnesite, Sodium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Halite, Ulexite
orebody_fm: STRATIFORM
conc_proc: Evaporation
ore_ctrl: Lake Associated With Major Crustal Fracture
Reporter: R.P. Langford
hrock_type: Clay, Mud
arock_type: Sand and Gravel
Structure: Rift
tectonic: Internal Drainage Basin
References:
  • Deposit:: HARBEN, P.W. & BATES, R.L. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS METAL BULLETIN INC. LONDON 1990
  • Deposit:: GUANGHUA LIU, REPORT TO BHP MINERALS, 1993
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