Table 2 Contributions from different inputs to cation contents in water samples from the Bishuiyan Basin.

From: Chemical weathering and CO2 consumption rates of rocks in the Bishuiyan subterranean basin of Guangxi, China

  

Atmospheric input

Silicate weathering

Carbonate weathering

R1

R2

R3

G1

G2

R1

R2

R3

G1

G2

R1

R2

R3

G1

G2

K (%)

Min

34.89

26.7

30.5

8.68

26.0

44.5

50.5

53.6

55.1

46.1

Max

55.51

49.5

46.4

44.9

53.9

65.1

73.3

69.5

91.3

74.0

Average

47.67

38.3

37.80

34.3

37.72

52.3

61.7

62.2

65.7

62.3

Na (%)

Min

6.12

5.34

7.05

6.26

5.92

90.6

91.3

88.8

89.2

90.7

Max

9.40

8.70

11.18

10.81

9.26

93.9

94.7

93.0

93.7

94.1

Average

7.73

6.77

9.34

7.76

7.56

92.3

93.2

90.7

92.2

92.4

Ca (%)

Min

26.3

23.1

5.55

4.94

4.95

21.6

19.1

2.97

2.32

2.81

0.48

23.8

85.2

90.0

82.0

Max

66.0

46.2

11.0

6.30

12.0

42.6

38.2

4.94

4.79

8.58

56.7

61.9

92.1

93.2

92.8

Average

44.4

35.3

7.20

5.60

9.37

30.1

27.8

3.99

3.91

6.67

32.0

42.8

89.7

91.3

85.4

Mg (%)

Min

4.34

5.47

0.56

1.05

1.30

29.4

24.6

2.80

4.86

9.02

1.36

9.66

95.4

89.7

86.8

Max

21.1

14.9

1.13

1.67

2.39

118

86.5

4.22

10.4

13.7

71.1

70.8

97.0

94.7

90.9

Average

12.6

9.77

0.74

1.22

1.97

68.9

52.1

3.37

6.95

11.3

32.3

35.8

96.4

93.0

88.6

TZ + (%)

Min

19.5

19.7

4.26

4.53

4.94

28.4

28.7

4.25

3.90

4.84

3.17

18.5

85.3

83.9

77.9

Max

45.3

35.9

7.94

5.58

10.1

50.5

47.8

6.60

10.4

13.0

51.7

51.1

91.2

91.4

90.1

Average

33.2

26.9

5.26

4.93

7.99

38.9

37.5

5.29

6.45

10.1

27.3

35.0

89.3

88.5

81.7