Discovery of the Ca-Cl type brine in deep aquifers and implications for the shallow giant glauberite deposits in the Lop Nur playa, Tarim Basin, NW China

• Hua Zhang,
• Peng-cheng Jiao,
• Cheng-lin Liu,
• Hui Yan,
• Fan-kai Zhang,
• Wen-xue Li,
• Yong-mei Yu,
• Lusha Wang,
• Yu-fei Hu,
• Li-cheng Wang,
• Li-jian Shen

Affiliations

Hua Zhang

Ministry of Natural Resources Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Assessment, Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China; Corresponding author: E-mail address: [email protected] (Hua Zhang); [email protected] (Cheng-lin Liu).

Peng-cheng Jiao

Ministry of Natural Resources Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Assessment, Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China

Cheng-lin Liu

Ministry of Natural Resources Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Assessment, Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China; Corresponding author: E-mail address: [email protected] (Hua Zhang); [email protected] (Cheng-lin Liu).

Hui Yan

State Development and Investment Corporation, Xinjiang Luobupo Potash Co., LTD, Hami 839000, China

Fan-kai Zhang

State Development and Investment Corporation, Xinjiang Luobupo Potash Co., LTD, Hami 839000, China

Wen-xue Li

State Development and Investment Corporation, Xinjiang Luobupo Potash Co., LTD, Hami 839000, China

Yong-mei Yu

State Development and Investment Corporation, Xinjiang Luobupo Potash Co., LTD, Hami 839000, China

Lusha Wang

State Development and Investment Corporation, Xinjiang Luobupo Potash Co., LTD, Hami 839000, China

Yu-fei Hu

Ministry of Natural Resources Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Assessment, Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China

Li-cheng Wang

Ministry of Natural Resources Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Assessment, Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China

Li-jian Shen

Ministry of Natural Resources Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Assessment, Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China