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Geochemistry of the mineral waters and gases of the Mukhen deposit, Far East

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This work reports new hydrochemical data on the two types of cold high p CO2 groundwaters from the Mukhen deposit (Khabarovsk district). The first type is classed with HCO3-Ca-Mg waters with a relatively low TDS (up to 1.7 g/l) and high concentrations of Fe2+, Mn2+, Ba2+, and SiO2. The second type is of HCO3-Na composition with high TDS (up to 14 g/l) and elevated Li+, B, Sr2+, Br−, and I−. New oxygen (δ18O) and hydrogen (δD) isotopic data on the waters and carbon (δ13C) isotopic data on the gas phase, together with a detailed geological and hydrogeological analysis of the study area, allowed us to decipher the origin of both the mineral waters. Based on the tritium content (3H) in the ground and surface waters of the area, the duration of the mineral water circulation was estimated. It was established that the both types of groundwaters were formed during interaction of meteoric water with bedrock under active influence of CO2, however HCO3-Na groundwaters have longer residence time than HCO3-Ca-Mg groundwaters.

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  1. Far East Geological Institute, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia

    N. A. Kharitonova & G. A. Chelnokov

  2. Institute of Water and Ecological Problems, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Khabarovsk, Russia

    V. V. Kulakov

  3. Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    N. N. Zykin

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Original Russian Text © N.A. Kharitonova, G.A. Chelnokov, V.V. Kulakov, N.N. Zykin, 2008, published in Tikhookeanskaya Geologiya, 2008, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 82–91.

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Kharitonova, N.A., Chelnokov, G.A., Kulakov, V.V. et al. Geochemistry of the mineral waters and gases of the Mukhen deposit, Far East. Russ. J. of Pac. Geol. 2, 535–544 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1819714008060080

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