Hydrological and geochemical processes controlling variations in Na+-Mg2+-Cl--SO4 2- groundwater brines, south-eastern Australia

Chemical Geology

Volumn 251, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 8-19

  Harrington, N M ^a   Herczeg, A L ^b   Le Gal La Salle, C ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brine chemistry; Evaporites; Groundwater discharge; Playa lakes; Salt lakes

Indexed keywords

BRINE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; DISCHARGE; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RECHARGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 43849100951     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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