Element scavenging by recently formed travertine deposits in the alkaline springs from the Oman Semail Ophiolite

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1479-1490

  Olsson, J ^a,b   Stipp, S L S ^a   Gislason, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

CO2 storage site; Heavy metals; Ophiolite; Travertine

Indexed keywords

AIR; ALKALINITY; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; IRON OXIDES; KAOLINITE; LIMESTONE; MAGNESITE; RARE EARTHS; SERPENTINE; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); WATER QUALITY;

CO2 STORAGE; GROUNDWATER SUPPLY; MINERAL PRECIPITATE; OPHIOLITE; POTENTIAL STORAGE SITES; SULTANATE OF OMAN; TRACE ELEMENT UPTAKE; TRAVERTINE;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALKALINE WATER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLUTION; HEAVY METAL; OPHIOLITE; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SPRING WATER; TRAVERTINE;

OMAN;

PLACIDA;

EID: 84924978689     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2014.078.6.15     Document Type: Article

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