The Lop Nur playa is located in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang. From the late Middle Pleistocene to the Late Pleistocene, the Lop Nur gradually evolved into a salt lake. Huge amounts of glauberite miner...The Lop Nur playa is located in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang. From the late Middle Pleistocene to the Late Pleistocene, the Lop Nur gradually evolved into a salt lake. Huge amounts of glauberite minerals were deposited, accompanied by large-scale potash-bearing brines gathered. The unique sedimentary characteristics of the lake have not yet been identified.展开更多
文摘The Lop Nur playa is located in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang. From the late Middle Pleistocene to the Late Pleistocene, the Lop Nur gradually evolved into a salt lake. Huge amounts of glauberite minerals were deposited, accompanied by large-scale potash-bearing brines gathered. The unique sedimentary characteristics of the lake have not yet been identified.