Research Article

A Rapid Cu Enrichment Mechanism from Cu-Bearing Brine in Kuqa Basin, Xinjiang, China: Controlled by Crystallized Sequence of Saline Minerals

Table 5

Main chemical components of the surface brine.

Sample numbersK+ (mg/l)Na+ (g/l)Ca2+ (g/l)Mg2+ (g/l)SO42- (g/l)Cl- (g/l)Cu2+ (mg/l)

YSG-W1112.7631.512.600.804.8953.12<0.004
DYSG-W1133.9670.009.392.561.59124.06<0.004
DYSG-W2134.3066.629.232.541.68124.70<0.004
DYSG-W3242.50108.5211.983.520.78205.31<0.004
DQ8-W1115.8231.652.620.784.9551.90<0.004
DQ8-W2104.7029.812.580.774.8948.03<0.004
WBS-W1190.52109.641.430.735.76176.05<0.004
WBS-W244.9013.470.940.645.2216.90<0.004
KZE-W1288.48110.059.561.700.90186.560.160
KZE-W2293.04109.409.601.690.90189.660.315
KZE-W3281.8096.317.891.960.63164.290.225
KZE-W4295.2296.719.932.160.72167.350.330
KZE-W58.761.750.800.122.672.33<0.004