Table 2 Endogenic and authigenic minerals in saline lakes of the northern Great Plains; modified from [10, 59, 116].
Mineral Name | Composition | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|
Carbonate Minerals | ||
Aragonite | CaCO3 | very common |
Artinite | Mg2CO3(OH)23H2O | very rare |
Ankerite | Ca(Fe,Mg)(CO3)2 | rare |
Benstonite | Ca7Ba6(CO3)13 | very rare |
Calcite | CaCO3 | very common |
Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 5H2O | rare |
Kutnohorite | Ca(Mn,Mg)(CO3)2 | very rare |
Magnesite1 | MgCO3 | common |
Magnesian Calcite | (MgxCa1-x)CO3 | very common |
Minrecordite | CaZn(CO3)2 | very rare |
Protodolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 | common |
Zemkorite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 | very rare |
Sulfate Minerals | ||
Arcanite | (K,NH4)2SO4 | rare |
Bloedite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 4H2O | very common |
Despujolsite | Ca3Mn(SO4)2(OH)3(H2O) | rare |
Epsomite | MgSO4 7H2O | common |
Eugsterite | Na2Ca(SO4)3 2H2O | very rare |
Gypsum | CaSO4 2H2O | very common |
Hexahydrite | MgSO4 4H2O | common |
Kieserite | MgSO4 H2O | common |
Krausite | Fe2(SO4)3 2H2O | very rare |
Mercallite | KHSO4 | very rare |
Mirabilite | Na2SO4 10H2O | very common |
Potassium alum | KAl(SO4)212H2O | very rare |
Thenardite | Na2SO4 | very common |
Wattevilleite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 4H2O | very rare |
Carbonate-Sulfate, Carbonate-Sulfate-Chloride, and Carbonate-Phosphate Minerals | ||
Bonshtedite | Na3Fe(PO4)(CO3) | very rare |
Bradleyite | Na3Mg(PO4)(CO3) | very rare |
Burkeite | Na4(SO4)CO3 | very rare |
Rapidcreekite | Ca2(CO3)SO4 4H2O | very rare |
Tychite | Na6Mg2SO4(CO3) | very rare |
Chloride Minerals | ||
Bischofite | MgCl2 6H2O | Very rare |
Halite | NaCl | rare |
Nitrate and Borate Minerals | ||
Inderborite | CaMgB6O11H2O | rare |
Niter | KNO3 | rare |
Soda Niter | NaNO3 | rare |
Nitrobarite | Ba(NO3)2 | rare |
Other | ||
Pyrite | FeS2 | common |
Ranciete | Ca0.75Mn4O9·3(H2O) | very rare |
Sepiolite | Mg4Si6O15(OH)26H2O | very rare |