Saline groundwaters in the hercynian granites (Chardon Mine, France): Geochemical evidence for the salinity origin

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-84

  Beaucaire, Catherine ^a   Gassama, Nathalie ^a   Tresonne, Nathalie ^a   Didier Louvat, ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b DESD/SESD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

FRANCE;

EID: 0033007843     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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