Abstract
Brine extremely rich in potassium, boron and bromine has been discovered from the Middle Triassic Leikoupo Formation at a depth of 4300 m in Sichuan Province. It contains ∼50 g/L of K+, >92 g/L of Na+, >12 g/L of B2O3, >2.36 g/L of Br− and ∼0.030 g/L of I+. The solid precipitates during evaporation at 25°C include KB5O8·4H2O, K2B4O7·3H2O, MgCl2·6H2O and KMgCl3·6H2O. The brine ranges from 2.2‰ to 2.8‰ (SMOW) in δ18O, − 38‰ – − 53‰ (SMOW) in δD, 15.6‰ in δ34S, and 13.5‰–15.1‰ in δ11B. These data, particularly the isotopic composition of boron, indicate that the brine has a composite derivation from marine and nonmarine brines and dissolved marine evaporites in the Triassic system.
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