Note 1 — CHEMICAL CONSTITUTION OF SOME ARMENIAN LAKES
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Chancourtois.1 Abich.2 Serda.3 Thorp.
Chlorine 566.679 488.182 579.114 568.9
Carbonates 329.057 249.448 328.637 320.565
Sulphates 212.773 188.476 198.467 203.4
Phosphates ... ... 0.146 0.05
Nitrates ... ... ... ...
Soda 1206.370 862.848 1040.864 1115.916
Potash 29.742 29.238 52.809 39.919
Magnesia 26.211 21.250 27.311 not determined
Lime ... ... 5.240 ...
Strontia ... ... 0.063 ...
Iron oxide ... ... 0.303 ...
Manganese oxide ... ... 0.223 ...
Ammonia ... ... 0.573 ...
Silica 18.000 trace 7.284 7.53

Alumina 3.58 0.347 1.01
Total solids in solution 2260.000 1734.21 2110.979 2248.9
Suspended matter ... ... A little organic matter 0.39