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. 2007 Nov 2;74(1):143–152. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01133-07

TABLE 1.

Groundwater chemistry of fracture fluids collected in boreholes on the 7150 and 7025 levels at Henderson Mine

Parameter or species (unit) Valuea for sample (mo/yr):
7150-D1 (11/05) 7025-D1 (3/06) 7025-D4 (3/06) 7025-P1 (3/06) 7025-P4 (3/06)
O2 (%) NM 3.75 55 1.4 0.4
O2 (μM) NM 8.13 118.13 4.38 1.25
Temp (°C) 40 38.4 35.3 39.6 35.4
pH 5.85 5.9 6.28 5.82 5.95
DIC (mM) NM 28.9 32.0 15.7 20.3
DOC (mM) NM 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.03
Total N (mM) NM 0.118 0.42 0.05 0.22
Organic N (mM) NM 0.055 0.18 0.005 0.011
NH4+ (mM) NM 0.009 0.113 0.005 0.112
Anions (mM)
    Cl 0.15 0.11 0.14 0.1 0.14
    F 12.4 0.71 1.49 0.7 1.3
    SO42− 47.5 4.33 10.4 4.0 9.8
    PO42− BD BD BD BD BD
    NO3 NM 0.021 0.072 0.017 0.047
    NO2 NM 0.032 0.048 0.027 0.046
Major cations (mM)
    Si 0.05 0.89 0.8 0.77 0.65
    Mn 21.02 0.62 2.72 0.66 2.84
    Fe 1.46 0.01 0.001 0.13 0.075
    Mg 1.29 0.4 0.73 0.39 0.71
    Ca 8.67 3 5.21 2.97 4.93
    Al 4.78 0.06 0.26 0.66 0.27
    Sr 0.04 0.014 0.03 0.014 0.03
    Na 7.93 5.89 9.3 5.9 8.6
    Li NM 0.05 0.06 NM NM
    K 1.06 1.02 1.3 0.93 1.23
Trace elements (μM)
    V BD 0.01 BD BD BD
    Ni 1.45 0.17 0.5 0.21 0.51
    Cu 0.26 0.04 0.05 0.17 0.25
    Zn 2859 31.87 153.52 35.44 154.3
    As 0.04 0.06 0.02 0.1 0.03
    Rb 1.5 2.96 3.96 3.3 4.56
    Sr 18.7 12.8 25.03 14.17 25.05
    Mo 0.02 0.07 0.05 0.02 0.054
    W 0.005 0.01 BD 0.001 0.001
Stable isotopes
    δ2HVSMOW (‰) NM NM NM NM −133.55
    δ18OVSMOW (‰) NM NM NM NM −16.812
Carbon
    14C (%) NM NM NM NM 3.54 ± 0.07
    δ13C (‰) NM NM NM NM −6.0
a

NM, not measured; BD, below detection.