Magnesium is chemical element commonly found in the environment and the main
constituent of many types of minerals and rocks. This element is also
essential to man. Owing to its abundance in nature, magnesium is present in
all water resources and generally occur as the dominant cation, with calcium,
in those that feature low TDS levels, whose origin is associated with large
formations of sedimentary rocks (limestones, dolomites), and to a lesser
extent with the degradation of silicate minerals that contain Mg. Magnesium
concentrations in groundwater of Serbia vary over a wide range and their
distribution is not uniform, but certain laws of nature do apply. The
variation in the concentrations of this ion depends on the considered
hydrogeological province, while within a single province it is a consequence
of Serbia?s highly complex geology. The best examples are the
Carpatho-Balkanides, with predominant karstified rock formations, and the
Vardar Zone where ophiolites prevail but the makeup is much more complex than
that of the Carpatho-Balkanides. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike
Srbije, br. 43004]
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