Using geochemistry to identify the source of groundwater to Montezuma Well, a natural spring in Central Arizona, USA: Part 2

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1837-1853

  Johnson, Raymond H ^a   DeWitt, Ed ^a   Wirt, Laurie ^a   Manning, Andrew H ^a   Hunt, Andrew G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Groundwater; Helium isotopes; Hydrogeology; Montezuma Well; Natural spring; Noble gases; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARIZONA , USA; DEEP GROUNDWATERS; ELEVATION DATA; GEOLOGIC UNITS; GROUNDWATER AGES; GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ZONES; HELIUM ISOTOPES; ISOTOPIC DATA; KARSTIC; MIXING ZONES; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; NOBLE GAS; PERMIAN; POTENTIAL THREATS; RECHARGE AREA; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SPRING-IN; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER SOURCE;

BASALT; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOWING WELLS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HELIUM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INERT GASES; ISOTOPES; LIMESTONE; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); STRONTIUM;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALKALINITY; BASALT; DIKE; FRACTURE NETWORK; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HELIUM ISOTOPE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIMESTONE; MISSISSIPPIAN; NATIONAL PARK; PERMIAN; RECHARGE; SANDSTONE; SINKHOLE; SOURCE ROCK; SPRING WATER; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRAVERTINE;

ARIZONA; MONTEZUMA WELL; UNITED STATES; VERDE VALLEY;

MONTEZUMA;

EID: 84868514113     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1844-3     Document Type: Article

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