Tuanjie Lake
Tuanjie Lake | |
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Tuanjie Lake | |
Location | Golmud County Haixi Prefecture Qinghai Province China |
Coordinates | 36°43′50″N 95°21′42.5″E / 36.73056°N 95.361806°ECoordinates: 36°43′50″N 95°21′42.5″E / 36.73056°N 95.361806°E |
Type | Endorheic saline lake |
Native name | 团结湖 (Chinese) |
Primary inflows | |
Basin countries | China |
Surface area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 2,675 m (8,776 ft) |
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Traditional Chinese | 團結湖 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 团结湖 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Solidarity Lake Unity Lake | ||||||||
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Tuanjie Lake is a lake in the southeastern Qarhan Playa north of Golmud in the Haixi Prefecture of Qinghai Province in northwestern China. It is fed from the south by the . Like the other lakes of the surrounding Qaidam Basin, it is extremely saline.
Geography[]
Tuanjie Lake at the southern edge of the Qaidam subbasin[1] in the eastern Qarhan Playa at an elevation of 2,675 m (8,776 ft) above sea level.[2] It has an area of 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi).[2] It lies southeast of Dabusun Lake, south of Xiezuo Lake, and west of South Hulsan Lake[1] and is fed by the intermittent stream of the (收工河, Shōugōng Hé).[3] Its depth usually does not exceed 1 m (3 ft 3 in).[4]
Tuanjie's position at the south end of the playa means that its waters are relatively less influenced by the concentrated mineral springs along the playa's northern boundary.[5] Nonetheless, the lake's brine is at or near saturation with calcite, halite, polyhalite, kieserite, and (importantly) carnallite,[6] which is processed to produce potash for potassium-rich fertilizers and other uses.
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Citations[]
- ^ a b Du & al. (2018), pp. 2–3.
- ^ a b Zheng (1997), p. 16
- ^ Yu & al. (2009), p. 2.
- ^ Yu & al. (2001), p. 62.
- ^ Spencer & al. (1990), pp. 398–399.
- ^ Spencer & al. (1990), p. 404.
Bibliography[]
- Du Yongsheng; et al. (April 2018), "Evalutation of Boron Isotopes in Halite as an Indicator of the Salinity of Qarhan Paleolake Water in the Eastern Qaidam Basin, Western China", Geoscience Frontiers, Beijing: China University of Geosciences, 10 (1): 1–10, doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2018.02.016.
- Spencer, Ronald James; et al. (1990), "Origin of Potash Salts and Brines in the Qaidam Basin, China" (PDF), Fluid-Mineral Interactions: A Tribute to H.P. Eugster, Special Publication No. 2, Geochemical Society.
- Yu Ge; et al. (2001), Lake Status Records from China: Data Base Documentation (PDF), MPI-BGC Tech Rep, No. 4, Jena: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry.
- Yu Shengsong; et al. (2009), Chá'ěrhán Yánhé Zīyuán: Kěchíxù Lìyòng Yánjiū 察尔汗盐河资源: 可持续利用研究 [Qarhan Playa Resources: A Study of Sustainable Use] (PDF) (in Chinese), Beijing: Kexue Chubanshe.
- Zheng Mianping (1997), An Introduction to Saline Lakes on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 9789401154581.
- Lakes of China
- Lakes of Qinghai
- Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture