Damxung Co (Dangqiong Co; Tangyung Co; Damxung Tso; Dangqiong Tso; Tangyung Tso; Dangxiong Cuo), Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture), Tibet, Chinai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 35' North , 86° 45' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
157206
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157206:6
GUID (UUID V4):
d55d31d0-4545-420a-8cf3-d379b011d4b4
Name(s) in local language(s):
当雄错, 尼玛县 (ཉི་མ་རྫོང་), 那曲地区 (ནག་ཆུ་ས་ཁུལ་), 西藏自治区, 中国
A carbonate-type surface brine lake, located at 4475 m asl in the interior of the Tibetan plateau. It covers an area of 55 km2 and is up to 18 m deep.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aphthitalite Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ Borax Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Mirabilite Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ Natron Formula: Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl |
| ⓘ Thermonatrite Formula: Na2CO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ Trona Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Zabuyelite Formula: Li2CO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Zabuyelite | 5.AA.05 | Li2CO3 |
| ⓘ | Thermonatrite | 5.CB.05 | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Natron | 5.CB.10 | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Trona | 5.CB.15 | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Borax | 6.DA.10 | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Aphthitalite | 7.AC.35 | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Zabuyelite | Li2CO3 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| C | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| C | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| C | ⓘ Zabuyelite | Li2CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Zabuyelite | Li2CO3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Borax | Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
China
- ⭔Southwest ChinaRegion
- Tibet
- Bangonghu–Nujiang metallogenic beltMineral Belt
- Gangdese Metallogenic BeltMineral Belt
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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