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Pit Lake Stratification

Pit Lake Stratification is a hydrogeochemical phenomenon characterized by the formation of distinct vertical layers within the water column of an abandoned open pit mine that fills with water, where density differences—primarily due to gradients in temperature, dissolved solids, and suspended materials—restrict mixing between layers and lead to persistent chemical and physical stratification.

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2017–2026

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Geochemical and equilibrium trends in mine pit lakes

L. E. Eary · Applied Geochemistry · 1999 · 149 citations

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Pit lakes of the Central German lignite mining district: Creation, morphometry and water quality aspects

Martin Schultze, Karl-Heinz Pokrandt, Wolfram Hille · Limnologica · 2009 · 126 citations

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Evolution of the aqueous geochemistry of mine pit lakes – Blanzy–Montceau-les-Mines coal basin (Massif Central, France): origin of sulfate contents; effects of stratification on water quality

Sophie Denimal, Catherine Bertrand, Jacques Mudry et al. · Applied Geochemistry · 2005 · 65 citations

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Gravel pit lakes in Denmark: Chemical and biological state

Martin Søndergaard, Torben L. Lauridsen, Liselotte Sander Johansson et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2017 · 60 citations

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Physico-chemical gradients and meromictic stratification in Cueva de la Mora and other acidic pit lakes of the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Javier Sánchez‐España, Enrique López Pamo, M. Diez et al. · Mine Water and the Environment · 2009 · 54 citations

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Authors

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  1. GA
    Gregory A. Lawrence

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    5 publications · 154 citations

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  2. ES
    Esther Santofimia

    Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain

    4 publications · 93 citations

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  3. JS
    Javier Sánchez‐España

    Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain

    3 publications · 136 citations

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  4. EL
    Enrique López-Pamo

    Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain

    3 publications · 39 citations

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  5. CS
    Craig Stevens

    National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand

    3 publications · 98 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España

    Madrid, Spain

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    508 citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    339 citations

  3. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

    Leipzig, Germany

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    262 citations

  4. University of the Basque Country

    Leioa, Spain

    3 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

  5. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

    Auckland, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    110 citations

  6. Universidad de Huelva

    Huelva, Spain

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  8. Technische Universität Dresden

    Dresden, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

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  1. Mine Water and the Environment

    5 publications · 146 citations

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  2. Chemical Geology

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  3. Limnologica

    2 publications · 139 citations

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  4. Limnology and Oceanography

    2 publications · 67 citations

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  5. Applied Geochemistry

    2 publications · 214 citations

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