Ionic ratio

Wet

Dry

Comment

Interpretation

SO4/Cl

0.00 - 0.57

0 - 0.25

high

Additional sources of SO4 from weathering of sulfates

Na/Cl

0.00 - 0.07

0 - 0.01

low

No Na-adsorption during freshening and a little silicate weathering

Mg/Cl

0.00 to 0.73

0 - 2.04

high

Cation-exchange and silicate weathering of sandstones.

Na/HCO3

0.01 - 0.25

0 - 0.004

high

Substantial weathering of Na-feldspar or other Na-silicates

Ca/HCO3

0.00 - 8.74

0 - 1.56

high

Calc-carbonate dissolution or Calc-silicate weathering

Ca/SO4

1.53 - 21.97

3.84 - 617

high

Gypsum dissolution present

Ca/Mg

0.00 - 10.75

0 - 4.41

high

Cation-exchange of weathering of silicate rocks.

Ca + Mg/Na + K

0.00 - 10.65

0.00 - 41.00

high

Carbonate weathering

HCO3/∑Anions

0.00 - 0.05

0.01 - 0.08

high

Weathering reactions and input of dissolved species in recharge area

NO3/∑Anions

0.00 - 2.8E−6

0.00 - 5.6E−6

very low

No anthropogenic contribution

SO4/∑Anions

0.00 - 0.01

0.00 - 2.3E−3

very low

No oxidation of sulphides.

Mg/Ca

0.09 - 1.28

0.00 - 2.04

low

Weathering of Silicate rocks

Na/Na + Cl

0.00 - 1.00

0.00 - 1.00

high

Sodium source other than halite-albite, ion exchange

Mg/Ca + Mg

0.09 - 0.56

0.18 - 0.67

high

Dolomite dissolution, calcite precipitation or saltwater

Ca /Ca + SO4

0.60 - 0.96

0.79 - 1.00

high

Calcium source other than gypsum

Ca + Mg/SO4

2.96 - 24.46

7.25 - 756.85

Na + K-Cl/Na + K-Cl + Ca

−0.31 - 0.87

−2.16 - 0.53

high

Plagioclase weathering unlikely

Cl/∑Anions

0.00 - 0.14

0.00 - 0.05

low

Rock weathering