Long-term analog of carbonation in travertine from Uleimat Quarries, Central Jordan

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1909-1916

  Khoury, Hani N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Carbonation; Central Jordan; Daba; Natural analog; Siwaqa; Travertine; Uleimat Quarries; Volkonskoite

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL JORDAN; DABA; NATURAL ANALOG; SIWAQA; TRAVERTINE; VOLKONSKOITE;

ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; CEMENTS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRATED LIME; QUARRIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICA;

LIMESTONE;

ALKALINE WATER; CEMENT; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; NATURAL ANALOG; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PETROLOGY; PH; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUARRY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REMOBILIZATION; SEEPAGE; SILICA; SMECTITE; TRAVERTINE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

JORDAN;

EID: 84857642366     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1173-y     Document Type: Article

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