Kinetics of gypsum crystal growth from high ionic strength solutions: A case study of Dead Sea - seawater mixtures

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2187-2199

  Reznik, Itay J ^a,b   Gavrieli, Ittai ^b   Antler, Gilad ^a   Ganor, Jiwchar ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GYPSUM; IONIC COMPOSITION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; SATURATION; SEAWATER;

DEAD SEA;

CABRERA;

EID: 79952737230     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.01.034     Document Type: Article

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