Chemical openness and potential for misinterpretation of the solute environment of coastal sabkhat

Chemical Geology

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 361-372

  Wood, Warren W ^a   Sanford, Ward E ^b   Frape, Shaun K ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abu Dhabi; Anhydrite; Hypersaline; Sabkha; Sedimentary Petrology

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CHLORIDE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; SABKHA; SODIUM; SULFUR;

EID: 14544306505     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.043     Document Type: Article

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