Hydrogeologic framework of the Maku area basalts, northwestern Iran

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 949-959

  Asghari Moghaddam, Asghar ^a   Fijani, Elham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Basaltic rocks; Fractured rocks; Hydraulic properties; Hydrochemistry; Iran

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BASALT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAVA FLOW; LIMESTONE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 65749106720     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0422-y     Document Type: Article

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