Table 2.

Concentrations (mg kg^‒1) of elements in brines.

Brine evolution	Sample name	Brine type	Li	B	Sr	K	Mg	Ca	S	Na	Cl
1	Base pond		1.4	39.47	24.76	219	209	1042	973	47,612	139,875
	bp	Surface
	Pond 10
2	t1	Surface	2.01	30.25	41.93	307	301	1439	1337	47,722	174,425
3	t2	Surface	6.27	38.47	88.65	916	878	1273	1545	47,702	167,443
4	t3	Surface	8.62	52.48	68.19	1240	1203	1080	1558	47,675	161,184
	t3-I	interstitial	10.15	30.59	81.79	1608	1430	1305	1741	47,729	153,737
5	t4	Surface	15.16	43.43	62.31	2127	2158	1085	2018	47,734	187,346
	t4-I	interstitial	20.97	42.18	35.75	2905	3042	833	2266	47,690	171,988
6	t5	Surface	26.06	42.12	65.31	2512	2640	931	2185	47,660	182,350
	Bittern pond
1	bit-A	Surface	5.02	6.75	35.58	1176	761	921	1213	47,722	92,981
	bit-A-I	interstitial	5.86	30.4	38.1	828	803	968	1259	47,588	139,250
2	bit-B	Surface	13.2	37.61	63.59	1911	1860	1061	1873	47,741	184,455
	bit-B-I	interstitial	16.22	63.5	78.65	2320	2301	1094	2107	47,722	179,460
3	bit-C	Surface	17.33	39.03	67.72	2475	2502	971	2090	47,727	183,783
	bit-C-I	interstitial	40.01	58.32	63.17	2582	2832	758	2274	47,658	180,155