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Article: Development and utilization of Glauber salt mineral resources. (Market Report).(China)
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- China Chemical Reporter
- Article date:
- January 6, 2003
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Glauber salt mineral includes mirabilite, glauberite, thenardite and bloedite containing sodium sulfate. It is a basic mineral raw material mainly used to extract chemical products such as sodium sulfate and sodium sulfide.
China has rich Glauber salt mineral resources and the reserves are concentrated in Qinghai, Sichuan and Inner Mongolia. The mineral features good quality and easy mining. Both the proven reserves and the production capacity of sodium sulfate in China hold the first place in the world. More than 80% deposits are large and medium-sized and their reserves account for 98% of the total. Super large deposits with reserves of over 1.0 billion tons ...