Analytical aspects of stable isotopes in brines

Juske Horita

doi:10.1016/0168-9622(89)90013-4

Analytical aspects of stable isotopes in brines

Juske Horita

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Conventional analytical methods for the isotopic compositions of brines are fraught with many problems which have not been fully recognized to date. Isotopic fractionation during vacuum distillation, which is involved in the water reduction method for δD determination, is the most serious problem. Both hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in high-CaCl₂ and/or -MgCl₂ brines can be significantly fractionated during this process. Equilibration of CO₂ and brines for δ¹⁸O determination was studied in detail; both shaking and acidification are necessary for isotopic equilibration of very high-CaCl₂ and/or MgCl₂ brines. It is suggested that the published isotopic data of brines are to be re-evaluated with respect to analytical methods employed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-112
Number of pages	6
Journal	Chemical Geology: Isotope Geoscience Section
Volume	79
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9622(89)90013-4
State	Published - Aug 1 1989

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