“…According to the composition characteristics of potassium-rich brine in Sichuan Basin (especially Pingluoba brine), it can be simplified as the system Li + , Na + , K + , Rb + , Mg 2+ //Cl – , B 4 O 7 2– –H 2 O. For the system, there have been some studies on the phase equilibria of its subsystems, − for example, ternary systems Li + //BO 2 – , B 4 O 7 2– –H 2 O, Li + , Mg 2+ //Cl – –H 2 O, , Li + , K + //Cl – –H 2 O, K + , Rb + //Cl – –H 2 O, and K + , Mg 2+ //Cl – –H 2 O; quaternary systems Li + , K + , Rb + //borate–H 2 O, K + , Rb + //Cl – , borate–H 2 O, Li + , Rb + //Cl – , borate–H 2 O, and Li + , Mg 2+ //Cl – , borate–H 2 O; quinary systems Li + , K + , Rb + , Mg 2+ //borate–H 2 O, , Li + , K + , Rb + , Mg 2+ //Cl – –H 2 O, Li + , K + , Rb + //Cl – , borate–H 2 O, and Li + , Na + , Mg 2+ //Cl – , B 4 O 7 2– –H 2 O . The results of studies show that lithium carnallite LiCl·MgCl 2 ·7H 2 O is easily produced in the chloride coexistence system of lithium and magnesium, carnallite KCl·MgCl 2 ·6H 2 O is formed in the coexistence system of potassium and magnesium, rubidium carnallite RbCl·MgCl 2 ·6H 2 O is found in the chloride type system containing magnesium and rubidium, and solid solution [(K, Rb)Cl] is formed in the coexistence system of potassium and rubidium.…”