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Samples of brine from the Atlantis II Deep, the Discovery Deep, and the layer of 44°C brine overlying the Atlantis II Deep, have been analyzed for the major, and some minor, components. The data are compared with those of other workers and some significant differences are noted. In particular, the Atlantis II brine has been found to have different concentrations of chloride, bromide, sodium and potassium than previously reported. The major ion compositions of the Atlantis II brine and Discovery brine are similar.
The chemical composition of the 44°C brine in the Atlantis II Deep suggests that it may have formed from the mixing of the highly saline deeper brine and the overlying Red Sea Bottom Water. This brine is rich in manganese but low in iron, owing to precipitation of ferric hydroxide at the 56°/44° interface.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Contribution No. 2188.
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Brewer, P.G., Spencer, D.W. (1969). A Note on the Chemical Composition of the Red Sea Brines. In: Degens, E.T., Ross, D.A. (eds) Hot Brines and Recent Heavy Metal Deposits in the Red Sea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-28603-6_19
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