The "Emerald Lake" with an area of about 6 square kilometers is called Dachaidan Lake, which is the mining area of the original salt lake mining team of Dachaidan Chemical Plant. After years of mining, it has become a beautiful "Emerald Lake". Standing by the lake, the mirror-like lake reflects the blue sky, white clouds and snow peaks, just like a fairyland.
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Reasons for the formation of Jadeite Lake in Dachaidan;
Dachaidan, called Yike Qaidam in Mongolian, means Great Salt Lake, which is the "North Gate" of Qaidam Basin. Located in the northwest of Qinghai Province and the northern edge of Qaidam Basin, it is a county-level administrative region directly under the jurisdiction of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
The alpine salt lake in Dachaidan administrative region has complex geological structure and soil structure, good metallogenic conditions, rich mineral resources, many varieties, large reserves and high grade.
Yike Chaidamu Lake, also known as Dachaidan Lake, is a salt lake, rich in boron, lithium, salt, potassium fertilizer, mirabilite and so on. This piece is different in size and shape;
The high concentration brine in salt ponds with different depths is called "brine" locally. It is a pit formed after years of salt lake mining, forming today's beautiful jade lake. The altitude here is about 3 148 meters.