Some aspects of the Ca and Sr weathering cycle in the Lake Kinneret (Lake Tiberias) drainage basin |
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| Authors: | A Singer J Navrot |
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| Institution: | Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Hebrew University, Rehovot Israel |
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| Abstract: | Sr/Ca ratios in the clay (< 2 μ) weathering products of basalt rocks from the Lake Kinneret drainage basin were found to be very similar to the ratios in the rocks, indicating similar depletion intensities for the two elements. In the clays from the scoriae and some lapilli tuffs the ratios were found to be somewhat higher than in the corresponding rocks, indicating preferential retention of strontium in the clays. The ratio in drainage water from these areas was much lower than that obtained by mass balance calculations.The Sr/Ca ratio in Jordan river water draining primarily limestone areas is 2.3 · 10?3. Very high Sr/Ca ratios in Lake Kinneret water were attributed to the influence of saline sublacustrine springs. The carbonate fraction from recent lake sediments was shown to have the Sr/Ca ratios characteristic for calcite precipitated biogenically in marine environments. The relative enrichment in strontium of the lake water was explained by the intensive precipitation of carbonates with low strontium distribution coefficients. |
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