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Differential dissolution of a Pleistocene reef in the groundwater mixing zone of coastal Yucatan, Mexico

January 1, 1986

Mixing of fresh groundwater with subterranean Caribbean seawater generates a highly reactive geochemical zone that enhances aragonite and calcite dissolution and permits neomorphism of aragonite.

Publication Year 1986
Title Differential dissolution of a Pleistocene reef in the groundwater mixing zone of coastal Yucatan, Mexico
DOI 10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<137:DDOAPR>2.0.CO;2
Authors W. Back, B.B. Hanshaw, J.S. Herman, J. N. Van Driel
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geology
Index ID 70014609
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse