Isotopic composition of gypsum hydration water in selected landforms from central Iran

Chemical Geology

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 245-255

  Khademi, H ^a,c   Mermut, A R ^a   Krouse, H R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gypsiferous soils; Hydration water; Iranian soils; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GYPSUM; HYDRATION; HYDRATION WATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALAEOHYDROLOGY; SOIL;

IRAN, ISFAHAN;

EID: 0030709202     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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