Brine-mineral reactions in evaporite basins: Implications for the composition of ancient oceans

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 251-254

  Ayora, C ^a   Cendon D I ^a,c   Taberner, C ^a   Pueyo, J J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brines; Evaporites; Fluid inclusions; Paleo oceanography; Potash

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035263438     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0251:BMRIEB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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