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Hydrogeochemical and geomorphological investigation of travertine deposition in the Garab Spring region, NE Iran

Authors: Mohammad Reza Mansouri Daneshvar, Maliheh Pourali

Published in: Sustainable Water Resources Management | Issue 3/2015

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In this research, the hydrogeochemical and geomorphological evidences of travertine deposition were investigated to detect the Garab Spring region as a unique travertine zone of northeastern Iran. Some of the hydrological and geochemical properties of the water and rocks were analyzed. According to the concentration of major components, the chemical property of the Garab Spring water was identified as Na–Cl and Ca–HCO₃–SO₄. Based on the geochemical results of XRF, the most important compositions of the rock samples were demonstrated as CaO, Fe₂O₃ and MgO with 59.24, 8.78 and 7.14 %, respectively. The petrography analysis indicated calcite mineralogy. Furthermore, the geomorphological shapes of the rocks were categorized into both robust travertine and fragile tufa.

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Title: Hydrogeochemical and geomorphological investigation of travertine deposition in the Garab Spring region, NE Iran
Authors: Mohammad Reza Mansouri Daneshvar
Maliheh Pourali
Publication date: 01-09-2015
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sustainable Water Resources Management / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 2363-5037
Electronic ISSN: 2363-5045
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-015-0021-8

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