Hydrochemical characteristics and brine evolution paths of Lop Nor Basin, Xinjiang Province, Western China

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1770-1782

  Ma, Lichun ^a,b,c   Lowenstein, Tim K ^c   Li, Baoguo ^b   Jiang, Pingan ^d   Liu, Chenglin ^a   Zhong, Junpin ^d   Sheng, Jiandong ^d   Qiu, Honglie ^e   Wu, Hongqi ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK REACTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL MODELING; CLOSED SYSTEMS; CONCENTRATED GROUNDWATER; DIAGENETICS; DRAINAGE BASIN; EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; EVOLUTION PATHS; GROUNDWATER BRINES; HYDROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROCHEMICAL PROCESS; INFLOW WATERS; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; RECRYSTALLIZATIONS; RIVER INFLOW; STUDY AREAS; TARIM RIVER; WATER SOURCE; WESTERN CHINA; WET AND DRY; XINJIANG;

BRINES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITS; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; MINERALS; OPEN SYSTEMS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM;

CATCHMENTS;

ANHYDRITE; ARID REGION; BRINE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORE ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE BASIN; EVAPORATION; GLAUBERITE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GYPSUM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFLOW; PLAYA; POLYHALITE; RIVER WATER; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA; LOP NUR; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77958483585     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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