Composition and origin of thermal waters in the Gulf of Suez area, Egypt

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 471-479

  Sturchio, N C ^a   Arehart, G B ^a,e   Sultan, M ^b   Sano, Y ^c   AboKamar, Y ^d   Sayed, M ^d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority   (Egypt)

^e GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; PROVENANCE; THERMAL WATER;

EGYPT, GULF OF SUEZ;

EID: 85047677211     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(96)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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