Processes controlling Sr in surface and ground waters of Tertiary tholeiitic flood basalts in Northern Iceland

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 6727-6746

  Fridriksson, Thráinn ^a   Arnórsson, Stefán ^b   Bird, Dennis K ^c  

^a ICELAND GEOSURVEY   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FLOOD BASALT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; LAKE WATER; RIVER WATER; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TERTIARY; THOLEIITIC BASALT; WEATHERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SKAGAFJORDUR;

EID: 70349747038     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.08.025     Document Type: Article

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