Lithium and Uranium in Closed Lakes of Western Mongolia
S. L. SHVARTSEV1,2, V. P. ISUPOV3, A. G. VLADIMIROV4,6,7, M. N. KOLPAKOVA1,2, S. ARIUNBILEG5, S. S. SHATSKAYA3 and E. N. MOROZ4
1 Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics,
Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk Division,
Pr. Akademicheskiy 4, Tomsk 634021 (Russia)
tomsk@igng.tsc.ru
2 Tomsk Polytechnic University,
Pr. Lenina 30, Tomsk 634050 (Russia)
3 Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Ul. Kutateladze 18, Novosibirsk 630128 (Russia)
isupov@solid. nsc.ru
4 Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Pr. Akademika Koptyuga 3, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russia)
5 Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Mongolian Academy of Sciences,
Pr. Mira 63, Ulan Baatar (Mongolia)
s_ariunbileg@yahoo.com
6 Novosibirsk State University,
Ul. Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russia)
pashkova@lab.nsu.ru
7 Tomsk State University,
Pr. Lenina 36, Tomsk 634050 (Russia)
labspm@ggf.tsu.ru
Keywords: chemical composition, mineralized water, lakes of Mongolia, lithium, uranium
Pages: 37–42
Abstract
Data obtained in the investigation of the microcomponential (Li, U etc.) and macrocomponential (Na, Ca, K, Mg, Cl, SO4, CO3, HCO3) composition of water in salt lakes of Western Mongolia are generalized. It is revealed that the majority of salt lakes in this region are characterized by an increased concentration of a number of micro components (lithium, uranium etc.). It is demonstrated that lithium is concentrated in chloride lakes, whereas uranium does in sodium ones. Calculations of equilibria in lake water with the basic minerals of water-enclosing rocks are presented.
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