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Assessment of Isotopic Characterization (δ18O, δ2H and 3H) and Hydrochemical Processes of the Springs in Kumalar Mountain Region (Afyonkarahisar, Turkey)

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In this study, the recharge processes of the springs in the Sandikli and Suhut basins were investigated by stable isotopes, oxygen-18 (δ18O), deuterium (δ2H or δD) and tritium (3H) analysis. The study area consists of volcanics, limestones and clastic rocks. There is a large number of water sources discharged from volcanic origin rocks and clastic limestones in this region. The dominant ions in the springs in the region are Ca2+, Mg2+ and HC\({\text{O}}_{3}^{ - }\). The δ18O and δ2H values of the spring waters ranged between –8.0 and –10.8, –53.0 and –69.6 in September-2017, between –7.9 and –10.8, –512.0 and –69.6 in April-2018 respectively. The positions of samples on the δ18O–δ2H diagrams indicate the meteoric origin. The maximum tritium contents of the water samples 5.4 TU in September-2017 and 5.2 TU in April-2018. Deuterium excess (d-excess) values of spring waters were between 9.1 and 17.3‰ in September-2017, between 8.4 and 18.0‰ in April-2018.

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This work was supported by 3001—Starting R&D Projects Funding Program from National Support Programs of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Project no. 116Y389).

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Aksever, F., Davraz, A. & Varol, S. Assessment of Isotopic Characterization (δ18O, δ2H and 3H) and Hydrochemical Processes of the Springs in Kumalar Mountain Region (Afyonkarahisar, Turkey). Geochem. Int. 60, 1472–1486 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001670292213002X

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