Evaporative evolution of surface waters and the role of aqueous CO2 in magnesium silicate precipitation: Lake Eyasi and Ngorongoro crater, northern Tanzania

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 493-504

  Deocampo, Daniel M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICATE; SUPERSATURATION; SURFACE WATER;

EID: 33646247636     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/108.4.493     Document Type: Article

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