Geochemistry of the rare-earth elements in hypersaline and dilute acidic natural terrestrial waters: Complexation behavior and middle rare-earth element enrichments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 133, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 125-144

  Johannesson, Kevin H ^a   Lyons, W Berry ^b   Yelken, Mary A ^a   Gaudette, Henri E ^c   Stetzenbach, Klaus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid waters; Australia; Dilute; Hypersaline; Metal speciation; North America; Rare earths

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYPERSALINITY; METAL SPECIATION;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, LAKE TYRRELL; AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, LAKE GILMORE; USA, TEXAS, PALO DURO BASIN;

EID: 0030427633     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00072-1     Document Type: Article

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