The use of fluoride as a natural tracer in water and the relationship to geological features: Examples from the Animas River Watershed, San Juan Mountains, Silverton, Colorado

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-138

  Bove, D J ^a   Walton Day, K ^a   Kimball, B A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoride; Hydrogeochemistry; Rhyolite; Source; Vein; Waters

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUORSPAR; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MAPPING; MOLAR RATIO; SILICA; SURFACE WATERS; TRACERS; TUNGSTATE MINERALS; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

FLUORIDE; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; RHYOLITE; SOURCE; VEIN;

GEOLOGY;

CALDERA; EMPLACEMENT; FLUORIDE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; RHYOLITE; TRACER; VEIN (GEOLOGY); WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAS RIVER; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66649087797     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/09-197     Document Type: Article

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