Research Article

The Hydrogeochemical Stratigraphy of Brines and Its Implications on Water Management in the Central Jordan-Dead Sea Rift Valley, Israel

Table 2

Chemical composition of Triassic brines in borehole MJ1. Cl-/Br- are in weight ratio; all other ratios are based on meq/l.

ParameterDepth 4915 mDepth 5000 m

Ca2+ (mg/l)3325421640
Mg2+ (mg/l)45322094
Na2+ (mg/l)5970062248
K+ (mg/l)5232748
Cl- (mg/l)171570147900
SO42- (mg/l)140200
HCO3- (mg/l)587490
SiO2 (mg/l)100154
0.530.65
0.220.15
13288.5
11438140.7

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