Boron isotope geochemistry of salt sediments from the dongtai salt lake in qaidam basin: Boron budget and sources

Chemical Geology

Volumn 380, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-83

  Wei, Hai Zhen ^a   Jiang, Shao Yong ^a,b   Tan, Hong Bing ^c   Zhang, Wen Jie ^c   Li, Bin Kai ^d   Yang, Tang Li ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d QINGHAI INSTITUTE OF SALT LAKES   (China)

Author keywords

Boron isotopes; Dongtai salt lake; Equilibrium isotopic fractionation; Saline resources

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LITHIUM; SEDIMENTS; SILICATES;

BORON ISOTOPES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION FACTORS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SALINE RESOURCES; SALT LAKES;

BORON;

EID: 84900845199     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.04.026     Document Type: Article

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