Parent brine of the castile evaporites (Upper Permian), Texas and New Mexico

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 749-761

  Kirkland, Douglas W ^a   Denison, Rodger E ^a   Dean, Walter E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CHLORIDE MINERALS; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRATIGRAPHY; STRONTIUM; WATER RECYCLING;

EVAPORATION RATE; GROWN CRYSTALS; LARGE VOLUMES; METEORIC WATERS; SHALLOW BURIAL; SPRING WATER; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; UPPER PERMIAN;

WATER LEVELS;

BRINE; EVAPORITE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN; SOURCE ROCK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041685989     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40935-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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