Table 1 Numbering and naming of the brine samples—“the brine evolution”.

From: Investigating the geochemical behavior and exploration potential of lithium in brines; a case study of Bam salt plug, Zagros Zone, southern Iran

Entry no.

Brine evolution step

Sampling place

Sample name

Type of brine

Sampling date

1

1

Base pond

bp

Surface

2019.08.27

2

2

Pond 10

t1

Surface

2019.08.30

3

3

t2

Surface

2019.09.02

4

4

t3

Surface

2019.09.05

5

t3-I

Interstitial

2019.09.05

6

5

t4

Surface

2019.09.08

7

t4-I

Interstitial

2019.09.08

8

6

t5

Surface

2019.09.12

9

1

Bittern pond

bit-A

Surface

2019.08.30

10

bit-A-I

Interstitial

2019.08.30

11

2

bit-B

Surface

2019.09.05

12

bit-B-I

Interstitial

2019.09.05

13

3

bit-C

Surface

2019.09.12

14

bit-C-I

Interstitial

2019.09.12