Chemical weathering processes in the Great Artesian Basin: Evidence from lithium and silicon isotopes

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 406, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-36

  Pogge von Strandmann, Philip A E ^a   Porcelli, Don ^b   James, Rachael H ^c   van Calsteren, Peter ^d   Schaefer, Bruce ^e   Cartwright, Ian ^f   Reynolds, Ben C ^g   Burton, Kevin W ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^h DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Great artesian basin; Groundwater; Lithium isotopes; Silicon isotopes; Weathering

Indexed keywords

WEATHERING;

ARTESIAN; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL WEATHERING PROCESS; LITHIUM ISOTOPES; SILICON ISOTOPES;

GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFER; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LITHIUM; SILICON;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN;

EID: 84907480615     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.09.014     Document Type: Article

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