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WATER, LAND AND FOREST RESOURCES

HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN

Yermek Murtazin 1 , Dinara Adenova 1 , Tazhiev Sultan 1

1 Institute of Hydrogeology and Geoecology named after U.M. Akhmedsafina"

doi.org/10.37884/3-2025/44 pp. 464-472 Admitted 11.07.2025 Published 30.09.2025

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of hydrogeochemical conditions for the formation of lithium-bearing brines within the Shu-Sarysu depression, one of the promising regions of Kazakhstan for the extraction of lithium from groundwater. Based on the analysis of the chemical composition of brines, mineralization, ionic ratios and hydrogeological structure of the territory, the main factors influencing the accumulation of lithium were identified. Hydrogeochemical zones and subzones of brine distribution with mineralization from 140 to 272 g/L have been identified. The chemical composition of the brines is mainly calcium-sodium chloride type III-b, less often magnesium-sodium chloride and sodium III-a type. The role of tectonic, climatic and lithofacies conditions in the formation of geochemical barriers and the concentration of lithium in groundwater has been established. A comparative analysis of the composition of brines of different horizons was carried out, and an assessment of the degree of their evolution and mineralization was given. Of the microcomponents, brines contain strontium from 680.5 to 1648.2 mg/L; lithium from 24.46 to 55.11 mg/L; rubidium from 4.3 to 8.4 mg/L; cesium from 0.31 to 0.41 mg/L. The obtained results allow us to clarify the mechanisms of lithogenesis and substantiate promising areas for further exploration and rational development of the region's lithium-bearing resources.

lithium brines Shu-Sarysu depression hydrogeochemistry saline soil, fertility, reclamation, semi-hydromorphic solonetz, Ile depression. groundwater

01 Introduction

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[1]2025. HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN. Izdenister natigeler. 3 (107) (Sep. 2025), 464–472. DOI:https://doi.org/10.37884/3-2025/44.
(1)HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN. Izdenister natigeler 2025, No. 3 (107), 464-472. https://doi.org/10.37884/3-2025/44.
HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN. (2025). Izdenister Natigeler, 3 (107), 464-472. https://doi.org/10.37884/3-2025/44
HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN. Izdenister natigeler, [S. l.], n. 3 (107), p. 464–472, 2025. DOI: 10.37884/3-2025/44. Disponível em: https://natsus.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/981. Acesso em: 15 sep. 2026.
“HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN”. 2025. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 3 (107) (September): 464-72. https://doi.org/10.37884/3-2025/44.
“HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN” (2025) Izdenister natigeler, (3 (107), pp. 464–472. doi:10.37884/3-2025/44.
[1]“HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN”, Izdenister natigeler, no. 3 (107), pp. 464–472, Sep. 2025, doi: 10.37884/3-2025/44.
“HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN”. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 3 (107), Sept. 2025, pp. 464-72, https://doi.org/10.37884/3-2025/44.
“HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN”. Izdenister natigeler, no. 3 (107) (September 30, 2025): 464–472. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://natsus.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/981.
1.HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN. Izdenister natigeler [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 30 [cited 2026 Sep. 15];(3 (107):464-72. Available from: https://natsus.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/981
1.HYDROGEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF LITHIUM-BEARING BRINES OF THE SHU-SARYSU BASIN. Izdenister natigeler. 2025;(3 (107):464-472. doi:10.37884/3-2025/44