Origin and evolution of major salts in the Darling pans, Western Cape, South Africa

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 645-664

  Smith, Meris ^a   Compton, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; ION EXCHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; SALINE WATER; SEDIMENTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOPOLOGY; WATER; WEATHERING;

DARLING PANS; GYPSIFEROUS COASTAL PANS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SALTS (TDS);

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CALCITE; DOLOMITE; EVAPORITE; GYPSUM; HALITE; PARAGENESIS; SALT PAN;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 1842830677     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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