Origin of Ancient Potash Evaporites: Clues from the Modern Nonmarine Qaidam Basin of Western China

Modern potash salt deposits and associated brines of the Qaidam Basin, western China, demonstrate that some anomalous marine evaporites may have formed from nonmarine brines instead of seawater. Qaidam Basin brines are derived from meteoric river inflow mixed with small amounts of CaCl spring inflow...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1989-09, Vol.245 (4922), p.1090-1092
Hauptverfasser:	Lowenstein, Tim K., Spencer, Ronald J., Pengxi, Zhang
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Brines Chemical composition China Evaporites Freshwater Minerals Natural springs Playas (Geography) Potash River water Salt pans (Geology) Salts Sea water Spring water
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