Research Article

Processes Governing Alkaline Groundwater Chemistry within a Fractured Rock (Ophiolitic Mélange) Aquifer Underlying a Seasonally Inhabited Headwater Area in the Aladağlar Range (Adana, Turkey)

Figure 5

Field image of a large fracture system (crosscutting the highly fractured serpentinite rock in Kızılcadağ ophiolitic mélange) filled/sealed with chrysotile (i.e., fibrous asbestos) and secondary dolomite. Hammer for scale is 33 cm long.