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Xiang Long, Ziyong Sun, Aiguo Zhou, Deliang Liu. Hydrogeochemical and Isotopic Evidence for Flow Paths of Karst Waters Collected in the Heshang Cave, Central China. Journal of Earth Science, 2015, 26(1): 149-156. doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0522-2
Citation: Xiang Long, Ziyong Sun, Aiguo Zhou, Deliang Liu. Hydrogeochemical and Isotopic Evidence for Flow Paths of Karst Waters Collected in the Heshang Cave, Central China. Journal of Earth Science, 2015, 26(1): 149-156. doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0522-2
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Hydrogeochemical and Isotopic Evidence for Flow Paths of Karst Waters Collected in the Heshang Cave, Central China

doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0522-2

  • School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

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  • Corresponding author: Ziyong Sun, ziyong.sun@gmail.com
  • Received Date: 11 Aug 2014
  • Accepted Date: 01 Dec 2014
  • Publish Date: 01 Jan 2015
    Abstract
  • Understanding of hydrological processes in caves is important to help us interpret paleoclimate records from speleothems. In this study, we integrated hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical properties to characterize the hydraulic behavior of karst waters in the Heshang Cave, Central China. Using geological and topographical analyses, we identified regional watershed boundaries and hydrogeological connections that were controlled by anticlinal geometry and faults. Water samples were collected from the Heshang Cave and potential recharge sites. Geochemical data of c(Sr2+)/c(Ca2+) and c(Mg2+)/c(Ca2+) ratios suggest that the drainage system in Heshang Cave consists of two flow paths. For vadose waters, including drip water and rimstone pool water, c(Sr2+)/c(Ca2+) ratio ranges from 0.000 6 to 0.001 1, and c(Mg2+)/c(Ca2+) ratio ranges from 0.97 to 1.1, indicating that recharge was mainly from rainfall infiltration through the overlying Cambrian dolomite stratum. In contrast, slope current and underground river waters have higher c(Sr2+)/c(Ca2+) ratios (values from 0.002 2 to 0.002 8), and lower c(Mg2+)/c(Ca2+) ratios (values from 0.50 to 0.64). These waters show homogeneous isotopic composition (δ18O: −7.15‰– −6.95‰; δD: −52.73‰– −51.31‰), implying recharge of allogeneic water from the Xiaoer River via karst conduits that pass through Ordovician limestone and Cambrian dolomite stratum.

     

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