An Introduction to Saline Lakes on the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau

1 General Overviews.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Saline Lakes and Lake Districts.- 3 Evolution of Cenozoic Lake Basins and the Formation of Saline Lakes.- 4 Hydrochemistry and Mineral Associations of Saline Lakes.- 5 Classification of Saline Lakes and Types of Mineral Deposit.- 6 Tectonogeochemistry and Regional Geochemistry.- 7 Material Sources and Model of Salt Formation of Saline Lakes.- 8 Shoreline Deposits and Palaeoclimatic Analysis.- 2 Study of Halophilic Organisms.- 9 Discovery and Study of Halobacteria and Halophilic Algae in the Zabuye Caka.- 10 Biomineralization of Boron and Other Halo tolerant Organisms.- 3 Division of Minerogenic Zones, Prediction of Resource Potential and Prospects of Development of Saline Lakes on the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau.- 11 Division of Minerogenic Zones and Prediction of Resource Potential.- 12 Prospects of Development of Resources of Saline Lakes and Their Environmental Protection.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- Appendix 1 Rules for Translating Geographic Names Related to Saline Lakes on the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau.- Appendix 2 List of Lakes on the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau.- Appendix 3 Index of the Place Names.- Appendix 4 Explanation of Plates.- Appendix 5 Map of Hydrochemical Zones of Lakes on Qinghai—Xizang (Tibet) Plateau.