Presence and distribution of lithium in borate deposits and some recent lake waters of west-central turkey

International Geology Review

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-190

  Helvaci, Cahit ^a   Mordogan, Hasan ^b   Çolak, Mümtaz ^a   Gündogan, Ibrahim ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Maden Muhendisligi Bølümü   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITE; LAKE WATER; LITHIUM; MINERAL RESOURCE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 1842633377     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.46.2.177     Document Type: Article

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