Characteristics of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes and hydrochemistry in the groundwater of Ejina plain, Inner Mongolia and its hydrochemical evolution

WEI Shibo; WANG Zhe; LI Fei; WU Xi; XU Rongzhen

doi:10.12029/gc20230112

GEOLOGY IN CHINA > 2023 > 50(1): 159-169. > DOI: 10.12029/gc20230112

WEI Shibo, WANG Zhe, LI Fei, WU Xi, XU Rongzhen. Characteristics of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes and hydrochemistry in the groundwater of Ejina plain, Inner Mongolia and its hydrochemical evolution[J]. GEOLOGY IN CHINA, 2023, 50(1): 159-169. DOI: 10.12029/gc20230112

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Characteristics of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes and hydrochemistry in the groundwater of Ejina plain, Inner Mongolia and its hydrochemical evolution

WEI Shibo^1,,
WANG Zhe^2, ,,
LI Fei³,
WU Xi¹,
XU Rongzhen¹

1.
Center for Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Survey, China Geological Survey, Baoding 071051, Hebei, China
2.
Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Science, Shijiazhuang 050061, Hebei, China
3.
Inner Mongolia No. 8 Geological and Mineral Exploration and Development Co., Ltd, Wuhai 016000, Inner Mongolia, China

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the project of National Key Research and Development Program 2017YFC0403502

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WEI Shibo, male, born in 1992, master, engineer, mainly engaged in hydrogeology and water resources investigation and evaluation; E-mail: 1013233143@qq.com
Corresponding author:
WANG Zhe, male, born in 1982, master, senior engineer, mainly engaged in groundwater resources and environment research; E-mail: 972636980@qq.com
Received Date: February 08, 2021
Revised Date: April 17, 2021
Available Online: September 25, 2023

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Abstract

This paper is the result of mineral exploration engineering.
Objective
In order to study the hydrochemical characteristics and evolution of groundwater in the Ejina plain, Inner Mongolia, 87 water quality samples and 69 hydrogen and oxygen isotope samples were collected in August 2020.
Methods
Based on the methods of mathematical statistics, ion ratio, and hydrogeochemical simulation, the hydrogeochemical characteristics and the hydrochemical evolution rule of groundwater stored in Quaternary aquifer and Cretaceous aquifer were analyzed.
Results
The results showed that: (1) The groundwater was mainly SO₄-Na type. SO₄^2- was the main anion, followed by Cl^-. Na⁺ was the main cation, followed by Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺, there was little difference between Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ concentrations. (2) The concentrations of SO₄^2-, Cl^-, TDS, total hardness, Na+ and Mg²⁺ decreased in the order of Quaternary confined water> Quaternary phreatic water> Cretaceous confined water. (3) Quaternary phreatic ions were mainly controlled by leaching and mixing process, and some areas were significantly affected by evaporation. The ions of Quaternary confined water were mainly controlled by leaching and cation exchange. The ions of the Cretaceous confined water in the northern part of the plain were controlled by leaching and cation exchange. The main ions of groundwater in the study area came from the dissolution of halite, carbonates and gypsum.
Conclusions
Along the direction of groundwater flow, the concentration of ion components in Quaternary phreatic showed an increasing trend. In the Quaternary phreatic and confined water in the Ejina plain, the main water- rock interaction processes were dissolution of halite, dolomite and gypsum, precipitation of calcite, and positive cation exchange. In the interlaced zone between the desert and the plain in the southeast of the study area, the dissolution of halite, dolomite and gypsum, the precipitation of calcite, and reverse cation exchange mainly occurred. Halite, dolomite and gypsum dissolution, calcite precipitation, and positive cation exchange mainly occurred in the Cretaceous confined water in the northern plain.

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Characteristics of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes and hydrochemistry in the groundwater of Ejina plain, Inner Mongolia and its hydrochemical evolution