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Rate of uptake of calcium carbonate in underground karst water

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

A. F. Pitty
A. F. Pitty
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, The University, Hull
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Summary

A method of estimating the rate of flow-through time of water moving in an outcrop of massive limestone is reviewed. Mean values of calcium carbonate dissolved are shown to be proportional to flow-through times. The rate of uptake is very similar in both Derbyshire and Yorkshire. The pattern demonstrated resembled the relationship between salinity and increased depth noted for deep sub-surface brines.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 108 , Issue 6 , November 1971 , pp. 537 - 543
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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