Английская Википедия:Dabiele Lake
Шаблон:Infobox body of water Шаблон:Chinese Dabiele Lake, also known by other names, is an ephemeral lake in the southwestern Qarhan Playa north of Golmud in the Haixi Prefecture of Qinghai Province in northwestern China. It is fed by the Tuolahai and Qingshui Rivers from the Kunlun Mountains to the south. Like the other lakes of the surrounding Qaidam Basin, it is extremely saline; like the other lakes in the Bieletan subbasin, it is rich in lithium.
Names
The da at the beginning of the name is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese word for "big" or "greater", distinguishing it from nearby Xiaobiele Lake ("Little" or "Lesser Biele Lake"). Dabiele is also known as Bieletan or Dabieletan,Шаблон:Sfnp from a Chinese word used for both beaches and muddy riverbanks.
Geography
Dabiele Lake is an ephemeral salt lakeШаблон:Sfnp in the Bieletan subbasinШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp on the southwestern edge of the Qarhan Playa at an elevation of Шаблон:Convert.[1] It lies between Suli and Xiaobiele Lakes. It is usually about Шаблон:Convert wide.[1] It is fed from the south by the Tuolahai Шаблон:Nowrap Tuōlāhài Hé) and Qingshui RiversШаблон:Sfnp Шаблон:Nowrap Qīngshuǐ Hé). Its depth usually does not exceed Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfnp
Geology
Dabiele's position at the south end of the playa means that its waters are relatively less influenced by the concentrated mineral springs along the playa's northern boundary.Шаблон:Sfnp As with Xiaobiele, it is nonetheless nearly saturated with calcite, anhydrite, halite, and (importantly) carnallite,Шаблон:Sfnp which is processed to produce potash for potassium-rich fertilizers and other uses.
The Bieletan subbasin as a wholeШаблон:Mdashinclusive of Suli, S. Suli, and XiaobieleШаблон:Mdashis also the richest source of brine lithium in China, with an estimated store of Шаблон:Convert of lithium chloride.Шаблон:Sfnp The lithium derives from hot springs located near Mount Buka Daban which now feed the Narin Gol River or Hongshui RiverШаблон:Sfnp Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Nowrap Hóngshuǐ Hé) that flows into East Taijinar Lake.Шаблон:Sfnp In the past, however, the springs lay within the "Kunlun" paleolake which until about 30,000 years ago produced a river which flowed north into a broad alluvial fan feeding the "Qarhan" paleolake in the Sanhu area.Шаблон:Sfnp Bieletan's lithium came both from deposits directly flowing into the area at the time and continuing contributions from the Urt Moron and other rivers arising in and flowing through the former alluvial plain.Шаблон:Sfnp
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