ABSTRACT
S o lid s - T h ree n a tu ra l sed im en ts w ere u tiliz ed in th is in v es tig a tio n . S ed im en t p ro p e r tie s a re d e p ic te d in T ab le I. B o rd en san d w as o b ta in e d fro m an aq u ife r in B o rd e n O n ta rio [1 6 -1 7 ]. D o v e r o ran g e s ilty -c lay -lo am (O S C L ) w as acq u ired fro m an a q u ita rd a t a fie ld site a t D o v e r A ir F o rce B ase in D o v er, D e law are [18 ]. O tta w a san d w as p u rc h a se d fro m F ish e r S c ien tif ic (P ittsb u rg h , P A ). A ll se d im e n ts w e re a ir d ried , q u a rte red , r iff le -sp lit (G ilso n C o ., W o rth in g to n , O H ), an d s to red in th e d a rk in a ir - tig h t p la s tic b ag s p r io r to u se in a g in g an d m in e ra liz a tio n stu d ies .
