Carbonatation processes at the El Berrocal natural analogue granitic system (Spain): Inferences from mineralogical and stable isotope studies

Chemical Geology

Volumn 150, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 293-315

  Reyes, E ^a   Perez Del Villar L ^b   Delgado, A ^a   Cortecci, G ^c   Nunez R ^a   Pelayo, M ^b   Cozar J S ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon; Carbonates; Fracture fillings; Granite; Isotopes; Natural analogue; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; FRACTURE; GRANITE; MINERALOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WASTE FACILITY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0345628630     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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