Major elements hydrochemistry and groundwater quality of Wadi Fatimah, West Central Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2633-2653

  Sharaf, Mohamed Amin Mohamed ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Groundwater hydrochemistry; Quaternary aquifer; Saudi Arabia; Wadi Fatimah

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; BEDROCK; GABBRO; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION; QUATERNARY; SALINITY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TOPOGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANOLOGY;

JEDDAH; MAKKAH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA; WADI FATIMAH;

EID: 84879562751     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0544-3     Document Type: Article

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