Reported soluble mass fraction of salt rock in Lop Nor Salt Lake and Qarhan Salt Lake
| Salt lake | Source | Sample No. | Soluble mass fraction in salt rock sample (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total soluble salt | ||||||||||||
| Lop nor | Cheng, Liu, Wang, and Song (2023) | 1 | 0.75 | 1.53 | N/A | N/A | 12.54 | 18.54 | 8.91 | N/A | 0.03 | 42.65 |
| 2 | 0.27 | 1.25 | N/A | N/A | 18.82 | 29.69 | 4.68 | N/A | 0.02 | 54.25 | ||
| 3 | 0.88 | 0.23 | N/A | N/A | 23.86 | 35.69 | 5.55 | N/A | 0.02 | 65.18 | ||
| Xi et al. (2022) | 1 | 0.93 | 0.07 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48.65 | 2.64 | N/A | N/A | 83.87 | |
| Han, He, and Cui (2021) | Average | 1.05 | 1.18 | 23.63 | 1.24 | N/A | 26.95 | 7.59 | 0.12 | N/A | 62.55 | |
| Maimaitiaili (2020) | 1 | 1.22 | 0.28 | 33.94 | 0.08 | 34.02 | 50.04 | 5.50 | 1.07 | N/A | N/A | |
| 2 | 1.24 | 0.25 | 31.72 | 0.07 | 31.79 | 52.88 | 5.89 | 1.05 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Sun (2020) | 1 | 1.25 | 1.48 | 23.63 | 1.40 | 25.03 | 26.95 | 7.73 | 0.32 | N/A | 68.73 | |
| 2 | 8.69 | 2.12 | 21.04 | 0.89 | 21.93 | 27.60 | 27.17 | 0.27 | N/A | 63.32 | ||
| 3 | 5.96 | 1.51 | 24.46 | 0.91 | 25.37 | 26.10 | 11.96 | 0.44 | N/A | 75.59 | ||
| Xi (2020) | 1 | 1.80 | 0.00 | N/A | N/A | 4.44 | 7.45 | 3.48 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 19.10 | |
| 2 | 1.39 | 0.07 | N/A | N/A | 9.36 | 14.02 | 4.20 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 30.09 | ||
| 3 | 1.65 | 0.22 | N/A | N/A | 4.58 | 8.06 | 3.48 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 19.85 | ||
| 4 | 0.75 | 0.01 | N/A | N/A | 2.58 | 4.08 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 10.03 | ||
| 5 | 1.17 | 0.10 | N/A | N/A | 9.04 | 14.31 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 27.62 | ||
| 6 | 1.32 | 0.12 | N/A | N/A | 13.91 | 22.02 | 2.88 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 42.69 | ||
| 7 | 1.57 | 0.14 | N/A | N/A | 6.92 | 11.55 | 3.12 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 25.07 | ||
| 8 | 1.15 | 0.04 | N/A | N/A | 9.95 | 15.65 | 2.52 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 29.72 | ||
| Zhou (2017) | N/A | 0.709 | 0.213 | N/A | N/A | 14.701 | 26.75 | 0.32 | 0.001 | 0.012 | 16.33 | |
| ∼1.832 | ∼2.053 | ∼34.223 | ∼50.81 | ∼5.52 | ∼0.013 | ∼0.024 | ∼90.30 | |||||
| Zhou (2007) | 1 | 0.87 | 1.41 | N/A | N/A | 14.70 | 26.75 | 2.23 | N/A | 0.02 | 51.83 | |
| 2 | 0.83 | 0.29 | N/A | N/A | 24.59 | 38.25 | 2.76 | N/A | 0.01 | 62.38 | ||
| 3 | 0.99 | 2.05 | N/A | N/A | 15.71 | 29.89 | 2.94 | N/A | 0.02 | 53.77 | ||
| 4 | 0.71 | 0.21 | N/A | N/A | 28.81 | 44.94 | 1.92 | N/A | 0.01 | 72.86 | ||
| Qarhan | Wang, Xu, and Fang (2022) | 1 | 0.35 | 2.70 | 18.28 | 1.88 | 20.16 | 37.75 | 0.75 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 61.77 |
| Sun (2020) | 1 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 33.62 | 0.33 | 33.94 | 54.09 | 0.86 | 0.09 | N/A | 83.98 | |
| 2 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 35.97 | 0.11 | 36.08 | 57.08 | 0.54 | 0.10 | N/A | 94.35 | ||
| 3 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 36.21 | 0.12 | 36.33 | 55.36 | 0.99 | 0.10 | N/A | 93.71 | ||
| 4 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 34.51 | 0.07 | 34.58 | 57.42 | 0.45 | 0.10 | N/A | 93.58 | ||
| Wu et al. (2014) | 1 | 0.89 | 2.90 | 10.00 | 1.50 | 11.50 | 26.00 | 2.10 | 0.04 | 0.00 | N/A | |
| Liu, Zhang, and Wang (2013) | 1 | 0.29 | 1.10 | 23.10 | 1.34 | 24.44 | 42.28 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 72.60 | |
| 2 | 0.27 | 1.21 | 23.85 | 1.39 | 25.24 | 41.87 | 1.98 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 71.80 | ||
| 3 | 0.26 | 1.63 | 21.12 | 1.72 | 22.84 | 41.06 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 72.90 | ||
| 4 | 0.51 | 1.67 | 21.63 | 1.10 | 22.73 | 40.42 | 1.15 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 70.90 | ||
| Salt lake | Source | Sample No. | Soluble mass fraction in salt rock sample (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total soluble salt | ||||||||||||
| Lop nor | 1 | 0.75 | 1.53 | N/A | N/A | 12.54 | 18.54 | 8.91 | N/A | 0.03 | 42.65 | |
| 2 | 0.27 | 1.25 | N/A | N/A | 18.82 | 29.69 | 4.68 | N/A | 0.02 | 54.25 | ||
| 3 | 0.88 | 0.23 | N/A | N/A | 23.86 | 35.69 | 5.55 | N/A | 0.02 | 65.18 | ||
| 1 | 0.93 | 0.07 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48.65 | 2.64 | N/A | N/A | 83.87 | ||
| Average | 1.05 | 1.18 | 23.63 | 1.24 | N/A | 26.95 | 7.59 | 0.12 | N/A | 62.55 | ||
| 1 | 1.22 | 0.28 | 33.94 | 0.08 | 34.02 | 50.04 | 5.50 | 1.07 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 2 | 1.24 | 0.25 | 31.72 | 0.07 | 31.79 | 52.88 | 5.89 | 1.05 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1 | 1.25 | 1.48 | 23.63 | 1.40 | 25.03 | 26.95 | 7.73 | 0.32 | N/A | 68.73 | ||
| 2 | 8.69 | 2.12 | 21.04 | 0.89 | 21.93 | 27.60 | 27.17 | 0.27 | N/A | 63.32 | ||
| 3 | 5.96 | 1.51 | 24.46 | 0.91 | 25.37 | 26.10 | 11.96 | 0.44 | N/A | 75.59 | ||
| 1 | 1.80 | 0.00 | N/A | N/A | 4.44 | 7.45 | 3.48 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 19.10 | ||
| 2 | 1.39 | 0.07 | N/A | N/A | 9.36 | 14.02 | 4.20 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 30.09 | ||
| 3 | 1.65 | 0.22 | N/A | N/A | 4.58 | 8.06 | 3.48 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 19.85 | ||
| 4 | 0.75 | 0.01 | N/A | N/A | 2.58 | 4.08 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 10.03 | ||
| 5 | 1.17 | 0.10 | N/A | N/A | 9.04 | 14.31 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 27.62 | ||
| 6 | 1.32 | 0.12 | N/A | N/A | 13.91 | 22.02 | 2.88 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 42.69 | ||
| 7 | 1.57 | 0.14 | N/A | N/A | 6.92 | 11.55 | 3.12 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 25.07 | ||
| 8 | 1.15 | 0.04 | N/A | N/A | 9.95 | 15.65 | 2.52 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 29.72 | ||
| N/A | 0.709 | 0.213 | N/A | N/A | 14.701 | 26.75 | 0.32 | 0.001 | 0.012 | 16.33 | ||
| ∼1.832 | ∼2.053 | ∼34.223 | ∼50.81 | ∼5.52 | ∼0.013 | ∼0.024 | ∼90.30 | |||||
| 1 | 0.87 | 1.41 | N/A | N/A | 14.70 | 26.75 | 2.23 | N/A | 0.02 | 51.83 | ||
| 2 | 0.83 | 0.29 | N/A | N/A | 24.59 | 38.25 | 2.76 | N/A | 0.01 | 62.38 | ||
| 3 | 0.99 | 2.05 | N/A | N/A | 15.71 | 29.89 | 2.94 | N/A | 0.02 | 53.77 | ||
| 4 | 0.71 | 0.21 | N/A | N/A | 28.81 | 44.94 | 1.92 | N/A | 0.01 | 72.86 | ||
| Qarhan | 1 | 0.35 | 2.70 | 18.28 | 1.88 | 20.16 | 37.75 | 0.75 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 61.77 | |
| 1 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 33.62 | 0.33 | 33.94 | 54.09 | 0.86 | 0.09 | N/A | 83.98 | ||
| 2 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 35.97 | 0.11 | 36.08 | 57.08 | 0.54 | 0.10 | N/A | 94.35 | ||
| 3 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 36.21 | 0.12 | 36.33 | 55.36 | 0.99 | 0.10 | N/A | 93.71 | ||
| 4 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 34.51 | 0.07 | 34.58 | 57.42 | 0.45 | 0.10 | N/A | 93.58 | ||
| 1 | 0.89 | 2.90 | 10.00 | 1.50 | 11.50 | 26.00 | 2.10 | 0.04 | 0.00 | N/A | ||
| 1 | 0.29 | 1.10 | 23.10 | 1.34 | 24.44 | 42.28 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 72.60 | ||
| 2 | 0.27 | 1.21 | 23.85 | 1.39 | 25.24 | 41.87 | 1.98 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 71.80 | ||
| 3 | 0.26 | 1.63 | 21.12 | 1.72 | 22.84 | 41.06 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 72.90 | ||
| 4 | 0.51 | 1.67 | 21.63 | 1.10 | 22.73 | 40.42 | 1.15 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 70.90 | ||
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