Boron isotope and geochemical evidence for the origin of Urania and Bannock brines at the eastern Mediterranean: Effect of water-rock interactions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 19-20, 1998, Pages 3221-3228

  Vengosh, Avner ^a   De Lange, Gert J ^b   Starinsky, Abraham ^c  

^a Hydrological Service of Israel   (Israel)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BRINE; EVAPORITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEAWATER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032469368     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00236-1     Document Type: Article

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