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Table 7.

Rotated component matrix of the hydrochemical variables in the thermal springs of the Gandaki Province, Nepal.

Parameters	F1	F2	F3	F4
pH	−0.30	−0.08	−0.95	−0.01
EC	0.89	0.37	0.21	−0.02
TDS	0.93	0.32	0.15	0.02
Ca²⁺	0.88	0.07	0.40	−0.15
Mg²⁺	0.92	0.25	0.18	0.03
K⁺	0.93	0.31	0.09	−0.08
Na⁺	0.73	0.62	0.11	0.01
Cl⁻	0.97	0.06	0.00	0.10
NO₃⁻	0.15	0.27	0.10	0.88
SO₄^2-	0.22	0.85	0.41	0.09
HCO₃⁻	0.12	0.94	−0.15	0.03
HN	0.92	0.14	0.33	−0.09
Fe	0.96	−0.04	0.08	0.12
As	−0.21	−0.46	−0.17	0.63
% of Variance	54.22	19.34	10.93	8.90
Cumulative %	54.22	73.56	84.49	93.39