Author: Roger W. LeePublisher:
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Category : Fort Union Formation
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Geochemistry of Water in the Fort Union Formation of the Northern Powder River Basin, Southeastern Montana
Author: Roger W. LeePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Union Formation
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Geochemical Processes in Ground Water Resulting from Surface Mining of Coal at the Big Sky and West Decker Mine Areas, Southeastern Montana
Author: David Wayne ClarkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Geochemical Processes in Ground Water Resulting from Surface Mining of Coal at the Big Sky and West Decker Mine Areas, Southeastern Montana
Author: David W. ClarkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
A potential hydrologic effect of surface mining of coal in southeastern Montana is a change in the quality of ground water. Dissolved-solids concen- trations in water in spoils aquifers generally are larger than concentrations in water in the coal aquifers they replaced; however, laboratory experiments have indicated that concentrations can decrease if ground water flows from coal-mine spoils to coal. This study was conducted to determine if decreases in concentrations occur onsite and, if so, which geochemical processes caused the decreases. Solid-phase core samples of spoils, unmined over- burden, and coal, and ground-water samples were collected from 16 observation wells at two mine areas. In the Big Sky Mine area, changes in ground- water chemistry along a flow path from an upgradient coal aquifer to a spoils aquifer probably were a result of dedolomitization. Dissolved-solids concentrations were unchanged as water flowed from a spoils aquifer to a downgradient coal aquifer. In the West Decker Mine area, dissolved-solids concentrations apparently decreased from about 4,100 to 2,100 milligrams per liter as water moved along an inferred flow path from a spoils aquifer to a downgradient coal aquifer. Geochemical models were used to analyze changes in water chemistry on the basis of results of solid-phase and aqueous geochemical characteristics. Geochemical processes postulated to result in the apparent decrease in dissolved-solids concentrations along this inferred flow path include bacterial reduction of sulfate, reverse cation exchange within the coal, and precipitation of carbonate and iron-sulfide minerals.
Geological Survey Water-supply Paper
Author: New Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
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