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Lop Nur (Lop Nuur; Lop lake; Luobu lake; Luobubo), Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Lop Nur (Lop Nuur; Lop lake; Luobu lake; Luobubo)Saline Lake
Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.)County
Bayin'gholin Autonomous PrefecturePrefecture
XinjiangAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Saline Lake
Mindat Locality ID:
123473
Long-form identifier:
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French:
Lob Nor, Xian de Ruoqiang, préfecture autonome mongole de Bayin'gholin, Xinjiang, Chine
German:
Lop Nor, Qakilik, Bayingolin, Xinjiang, China
Italian:
Lop Nur, Contea di Ruoqiang, prefettura autonoma mongola di Bayin'gholin, Xinjiang, Cina
Russian:
Лобнор, Чарклык, Баян-Гол-Монгольский автономный округ, Синьцзян-Уйгурский автономный район, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
罗布泊, 若羌县, 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, 新疆维吾尔自治区, 中国
Spanish:
Lop Nor, Qakilik, Prefectura autónoma mongol de Bayingolin, Sinkiang, China
Arabic:
بحيرة لوب نور, مقاطعة روتشيانغ, سنجان, الصين
Armenian:
Լոբնոր, Չինաստան
Azeri:
Lobnor gölü, Sintszyan-Uyğur Muxtar Rayonu, Çin
Basque:
Lop Nor, Bayin'gholin Mongoliar Prefektura autonomoa, Xinjiang, Txina
Bulgarian:
Лобнор, Синдзян-уйгурски автономен регион, Китайска народна република
Catalan:
Lob Nor, Xinjiang, Xina
Czech:
Lobnor, Sin-ťiang, Čína
Dutch:
Lob Nuur, Qakilik, Autonome Mongoolse Prefectuur Bayin'gholin, Xinjiang, China
Esperanto:
Lop Nor, Ŝjinĝjiango, Ĉinujo
Estonian:
Lop Nur, Bayingolin, Xinjiang, Hiina
Farsi/Persian:
لوپ نور, شهرستان رووچیانگ, ولایت خودگردان بایینغولین مغول, سین‌کیانگ, جمهوری خلق چین
Georgian:
ლობნორი, სინძიანი, ჩინეთი
Hebrew:
לופ נור, שינג'יאנג, סין
Hindi:
लोप नुर, रोकिआन्ग काउंटी, बायिनग़ोलिन मंगोल स्वशासित विभाग, शिंजियांग, चीन
Hungarian:
Lop-nór, Hszincsiang-Ujgur Autonóm Terület, Kína
Indonesian:
Lop Nur, Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang, Cina
Japanese:
ロプノール, チャルクリク県, バインゴリン・モンゴル自治州, 新疆ウイグル自治区, 中国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Лобнор, Шыңжаң Ұйғыр автономиялық ауданы, Қытай
Korean:
로프노르, 뤄창현, 바인궈렁 몽골 자치주, 신장 위구르 자치구, 중국
Kyrgyz:
Лобнор көлү, Шинжаң-Уйгур автоном району, Кытай
Latin:
Lob Nor, Xinjiang, Sinae
Latvian:
Lopnūrs, Rukijango apgabals, Siņdzjana, Ķīna
Lithuanian:
Lobnoras, Rukijango sritis, Bajangolo mongolų autonominė prefektūra, Sindziangas, Kinija
Mongolian:
Лоб нуур, ᠴᠠᠺᠢᠯᠢᠺ ᠰᠢᠶᠠ, Баянгол - монгол өөртөө засах тойрог, Шиньжян - Уйгурын өөртөө засах орон, Хятад
Norwegian:
Lop Nor, Ruoqiang, Bayingolin, Xinjiang, Kina
Polish:
Lob-nor, Powiat Ruoqiang, Bayingolin, Sinciang, Chiny
Portuguese:
Lop Nor, Qakilik, Xinjiang, China
Romanian:
Lacul Lop Nor, Xinjiang, China
Serbian:
Лоп Нур, Синкјанг, Кина
Serbo-Croatian:
Lop Nor, Xinjiang, Kina
Slovenian:
Lop Nor, Kitajska
Swedish:
Lop Nor, Chaqiliq, Bayingolin, Xinjiang, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
羅布泊, 若羌縣, 巴音郭楞, 新疆, 中國
Turkish:
Lop Nur, Çakılık İlçesi, Bayangolin Moğol Özerk İli, Sincan Uygur Özerk Bölgesi, Çin
Ukrainian:
Лобнор, Чарклик, Баянгол-Монгольський автономний округ, Сіньцзян-Уйгурський автономний район, Китай
Urdu:
لوپ نور, رؤچیانگ کاؤنٹی, باینگولن منگول خود مختار پریفیکچر, سنکیانگ, چین
Uyghur:
لوپنۇر, چاقىلىق ناھىيىسى, بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى, شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى, جۇڭخۇا خەلق جۇمھۇرىيىتى
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Lobnor, Sinszyan-Uygʻur muxtor rayoni, Xitoy
Vietnamese:
Lop Nur, Nhược Khương, Bayingolin, Tân Cương, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
罗布泊, 若羌县, 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, 新疆維吾爾自治區, 中国


A former 3,000km² salt lake, which dried up in the late 1960s.
Located in the eastern Tarim basin. Luobupo is one of the largest salt playas in the world, with a large-scale sylvite mining operation exploiting parts of the lakebed evaporite zone and subsurface potassium-rich brines.

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ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Bassanite
Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
ⓘ Bischofite
Formula: MgCl2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Blödite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Carnallite
Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Darapskite
Formula: Na3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ Glauberite
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Humberstonite
Formula: Na7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Kainite
Formula: KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
ⓘ Kalistrontite
Formula: K2Sr(SO4)2
ⓘ Leonite
Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Löweite
Formula: Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
ⓘ Niter
Formula: KNO3
ⓘ Picromerite
Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Polyhalite
Formula: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Starkeyite
Formula: MgSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
ⓘ Syngenite
Formula: K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
ⓘ Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
ⓘ Vanthoffite
Formula: Na6Mg(SO4)4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘCarnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘBischofite3.BB.15MgCl2 · 6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘNiter5.NA.10KNO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘVanthoffite7.AC.05Na6Mg(SO4)4
ⓘGlauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘKalistrontite7.AD.40K2Sr(SO4)2
ⓘStarkeyite7.CB.15MgSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘLöweite7.CC.45Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
ⓘBlödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘLeonite7.CC.55K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘPicromerite7.CC.60K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘPolyhalite7.CC.65K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
ⓘMirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O
ⓘSyngenite7.CD.35K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘBassanite7.CD.45Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
ⓘKainite7.DF.10KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
ⓘDarapskite7.DG.05Na3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
ⓘHumberstonite7.DG.10Na7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Hⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HumberstoniteNa7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Hⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Hⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Hⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
NNitrogen
Nⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Nⓘ HumberstoniteNa7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Nⓘ NiterKNO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Oⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HumberstoniteNa7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Oⓘ KalistrontiteK2Sr(SO4)2
Oⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Oⓘ NiterKNO3
Oⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Oⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Naⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Naⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ HumberstoniteNa7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Naⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Naⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Naⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ HumberstoniteNa7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Mgⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Mgⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Sⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HumberstoniteNa7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Sⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Sⓘ KalistrontiteK2Sr(SO4)2
Sⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Sⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Sⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Sⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Sⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Sⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Clⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Kⓘ HumberstoniteNa7K3Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Kⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Kⓘ KalistrontiteK2Sr(SO4)2
Kⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Kⓘ NiterKNO3
Kⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Kⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
Kⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Caⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ KalistrontiteK2Sr(SO4)2

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Wikidata ID:Q319412

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References

Bingxiao, Li (1992) Salt minerals and their mechanism of the salt lakes in Xinjiang. Journal of Lake Sciences, 4 (1). 48-55 doi:10.18307/1992.0106
Keqin Cai, Jianhua Gao, Dejun Zhao, Youku Yu (1992) Mineralogical studies of humberstonite and darapskite in Luobubo region, China. Acta Mineralogica Sinica: 12(2): 143-151.
Wang Mili, Pu Qingyu, Liu Chenglin, Chen Yongzhi (2000) Quaternary Climate and Environment in the Lop Nur, Xinjiang. Acta Geologica Sinica: 74(2): 273-278.
Xinlu Gu, Zhenghong Zhao, Qinhai Li, Zhiyong Chang, Debin Chen, Yixin Li (2003) Analysis of the Developing Prospect of the Unconfined Brine Kalium Mine in the North Hollow of the Lop Nur Region. Hydrogeology & Engineering Geology [Shuiwen Dizhi Gongcheng Dizhi]: 30(2): 32-36.
Yanling, Tang (2005) Non-metallic mineral deposits of Xinjiang, China [Zhongguo Xinjiang Fei Jinshu Kuangchuang]. Geological Publishing House (Beijing), 289 pages (in Chinese).
Chenglin Liu, Yongzhi Chen, Weishi Chen, Pengcheng Jiao, Mili Wang, Shude Li (2006) Studies of fluid inclusions in glauberite of Middle-Upper Pleistocene strata and their paleoclimatic significance in Lop Nur salty lake, Xinjiang, NW China. Acta Mineralogica Sinica: 26(1): 93-98 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Chenglin Liu, Pengcheng Jiao, Mili Wang, Yongzhi Chen (2007) Sedimentation of glauberite and its effect on potash deposits formation in Lop Nur salt lake, Xinjiang, China. Mineral Deposits: 26(3): 322-329 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Xiaohong Sun, Chenglin Liu, and Zhiqiang Xuan (2010) Study of minerals in potassium-bearing strata of Lop Nur salt lake, Xinjiang, by means of scanning electron microscopy. Mineral Deposits: 29(4): 631-639 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Wang, Kai, Yu Zhang, Jiahuan Han, Lichun Ma, Mianping Zheng, Yue Wu, and Banwang Yang. (2023) "Distribution and Genesis of Potassium-Bearing Minerals in Lop Nor Playa, XinJiang, China" Minerals 13, no. 4: 560. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13040560
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