Geochemical and isotopic evidence for a genetic link between Canadian Shield brines, dolomitization in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, and Devonian calcium-chloridic seawater

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2059-2071

  Bottomley, Dennis J ^a   Clark, Ian D ^b   Battye, Nicholas ^b   Kotzer, Tom ^c  

^a CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BASINAL CLASTIC SEDIMENTS; CALCIUM-CHLORIDIC SEAWATER; GENETIC LINK; HYPERSALINE BRINES; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BRINE; DOLOMITIZATION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SEAWATER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645650051     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-075     Document Type: Article

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