Dead sea brines: Degree of halite saturation by electrode measurements

Abraham Lerman; Adam Shatkay

doi:10.1016/s0012-821x(68)80014-7

Dead sea brines: Degree of halite saturation by electrode measurements

Abraham Lerman^*, Adam Shatkay

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Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Measurements of the sodium and chloride ions activity product in Dead Sea brines before and after their equilibrium with halite show that the upper 40 m of the brine column are undersaturated, whereas the brine below 100 m is uniformly very close to saturation with respect to halite. The 40-100 m layer exhibits strong saturation gradients. Independent calculation of the ion activity products produces a similar picture although the results are consistently higher than the measured values by 15-20 percent.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	63-66
Number of pages	4
Journal	Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Volume	5
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0012-821x(68)80014-7
State	Published - 1968

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Geochemistry and Petrology
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Space and Planetary Science

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