Sources and a proposal for comprehensive exploitation of lithium brine deposits in the Qaidam Basin on the northern Tibetan Plateau, China: Evidence from Li isotopes

• Published in: Ore geology reviews Vol. 117; p. 103277
• Main Authors: He, Mao-Yong, Luo, Chong-Guang, Yang, Hong-Jun, Kong, Fan-Cui, Li, Yu-Long, Deng, Li, Zhang, Xi-Ying, Yang, Kai-Yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Lithium brine deposit; Lithium isotopic composition; Qaidam Basin; Source and distribution; Lithium isotopic composition; Source and distribution; Lithium brine deposit; Qaidam Basin

The δ7Li values in brine lakes in the Qaidam Basin show obvious regional distributions, which are also consistent with the structural characteristics of the Qaidam Basin. The possible sources of lithium in the brine lakes of the Qaidam Basin result from multiple mixing of redissolved Li from earlier...