Summary
This conference abstract describes a palaeohydrological investigation of spring deposits from the Eocene Green River Formation in the Bridger Basin, Wyoming. The work appears to reconstruct ancient water chemistry and flow regimes through analysis of mineral deposits and isotopic signatures. The study contributes to understanding continental hydrology and depositional environments during the early Eocene epoch, approximately 50–56 million years ago.
UK applicability
This is a pure palaeohydrology study with no direct applicability to contemporary UK farming, soils, or nutrition. Its value lies in understanding deep-time hydrological processes and may inform broader climate and water-cycle research, but does not address current land management or food production.
Key measures
Palaeospringwater chemistry, isotopic composition (as suggested by authorship of Clark M. Johnson, a known isotope geochemist), depositional and hydrological characteristics of Eocene spring systems
Outcomes reported
The study characterised the palaeohydrological conditions of spring deposits within the Wilkins Peak Member of the Eocene Green River Formation. Analysis examined hydrochemical and isotopic signatures preserved in ancient spring mineral deposits.
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