Geochemical characteristics of waters in mineralised area of Peloritani Mountains (Sicily, Italy)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 900-914

  Dongarra G ^a   Manno, E ^a   Sabatino, G ^b   Varrica, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTHS; ALUMINOSILICATE MINERALS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL FORMS; CHEMICAL WATERS; DOMESTIC PURPOSE; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; HYDROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ION CONTENTS; LOW SALINITIES; MINERALISATION; OXYGENATED ENVIRONMENTS; PH VALUES; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SMECTITES; SPECIATION CALCULATIONS; SPRING WATERS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SALTS; TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRIES; WATER CHEMISTRIES; WATER SAMPLES; WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS;

ALUMINOSILICATES; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; KAOLINITE; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SALINE WATER; SILICA; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER ANALYSIS; WEATHERING; ZINC;

CHEMICAL SPECIATION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; PH; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; PELORITANI MOUNTAINS; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 64749099419     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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