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CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
卷 260, 期 1-2, 页码 87-101出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.12.013
关键词
Chambal River; Major ion chemistry; Silicate erosion; Saline/alkaline soils; Sr- isotopes
资金
- Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
The dissolved concentrations of major ions and Sr isotopes (Sr-87/Sr-86) were measured in the headwaters of the Chambal river and its tributaries draining the Deccan Trap basalts and the Vindhyan sediments of peninsular India. The total dissolved solids (TDS) ranged from 181 to 547 mg L-1: much higher than the global mean river water. A significant fraction of solute abundance in the Chambal river is derived from sodium salts, unlike the Himalayan rivers which exhibit dominance of (Ca+Mg) salts. It is estimated that the Chambal river supplies about one-third of sodium via the Yamuna to the Ganga at Rajshahi (Bangladesh), with only similar to 6.5% of water discharge. The presence of Na salts not associated with chloride in the Chambal headwaters constraints the application of Na* (Na corrected for Cl) as an index of silicate derived component. This finding brings out the need to revisit the estimates of silicate erosion rate (SER) and associated CO2 consumption in the Ganga basin, downstream Allahabad, based on Na* as an index. 87 The Sr concentration in the Chambal tributaries varied from 1.9 mu M to 5.9 mu M and Sr-87/Sr-86 ratio from 0.70923 to 0.71219. Unlike the Himalayan Rivers, Sr isotope composition in the Chambal river is far less radiogenic as the major sources of Sr to the Chambal are the Deccan Trap basalts and the Vindhyan sediments, which are low in Sr-87/Sr-86. The Sr isotope budget of the Ganga, based on available data of the Chambal, Betwa, Ken, Yamuna and the Ganga shows that, weathering of the Deccan Trap basalts and the Vindhyan sediments (the drainage basin of the Chambal, Betwa and the Ken) contribute similar to 70% of the dissolved Sr to the Ganga at Varanasi. This study highlights the key role of peninsular rivers draining the Deccan and the Vindhyan regions in the major ion and Sr budget of the Ganga. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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