Halite and Trona deposit, consisting of oil shales of the Wulidui formation, deposited in a shallow basin and overlain by alternating layers of trona, rock salt, dolomite, silty mudstone and further oil shales. The deposition sequence was controlled by climatic variation cycles.
Ref.:
- Zhen-Qi Zhou, Qing-Shui Dong, Gang-Fu Hou, Sheng-Chuan Xu, and Chang-Sheng Miao (2006): The Forming Environment and Sedimentary Evolution of the Oil Shale Intergrowing with Salt Alkali Minerals - With the Oil Shale Deposit of Wucheng, Tongbai Basin as an Example. Journal of Jilin University (Earth Science Edition) 36(6), 1001-1005.
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Map Reference: 32°35'N , 113°38'E
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