Geochemistry of meteoric diagenesis in carbonate islands of the northern Bahamas: 1. Evidence from field studies

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 949-966

  Whitaker, Fiona F ^a   Smart, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Carbonate; Diagenesis; Dissolution; Eogenetic; Geochemistry; Karst; Meteoric

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; GROUNDWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CARBONATE DIAGENESIS; METEORIC DIAGENESIS; METEORIC WATERS; SOIL WATERS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; METEORIC WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 34047191949     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6532     Document Type: Article

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