Dissected hydrologic system at the Grand Canyon: Interaction between deeply derived fluids and plateau aquifer waters in modern springs and travertine

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-28

  Crossey, Laura J ^a   Fischer, Tobias P ^a   Patchett, P Jonathan ^b   Karlstrom, Karl E ^a   Hilton, David R ^c   Newell, Dennis L ^a   Huntoon, Peter ^d   Reynolds, Amanda C ^b   de Leeuw, Goverdina A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenic waters; Grand Canyon; Helium isotopes; Travertine; Xenowhiffs

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPRINGS (WATER); VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DISSECTED HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM; ENDOGENIC WATERS; GROUNDWATER MIXING PHENOMENA; HELIUM ISOTOPES; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; TRAVERTINE; XENOWHIFFS;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

AQUIFER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MIXING; TRAVERTINE; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ARIZONA; GRAND CANYON; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28944439637     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22057.1     Document Type: Article

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