Relationship between geological structure and helium isotopes in deep groundwater from the Osaka Basin: Application to deep groundwater hydrology

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-74

  Morikawa, Noritoshi ^a   Kazahaya, Kohei ^a   Masuda, Harue ^b   Ohwada, Michiko ^a   Nakama, Atsuko ^a   Nagao, Keisuke ^c   Sumino, Hirochika ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Helium isotopes; Hydrology; Noble gas; Osaka basin

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CRUST; FAULT; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GROUNDWATER; HELIUM ISOTOPE; MANTLE; OUTCROP; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; OSAKA BASIN;

EID: 55349136238     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.42.61     Document Type: Article

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