The formation of natural cryogenic brines

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1475-1484

  Starinsky, Abraham ^a   Katz, Amitai ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE; CRYOGENIC FLUID; EVOLUTION; GLACIATION; PLEISTOCENE; SALINE INTRUSION;

EID: 0037447561     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01295-4     Document Type: Article

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