Page A25 27 32 40 42 43 43 44 45 48 48 49 49 53Springs Lake with experimental data on burkeite stability (Jones, 1962) with results of work by Teeple (1929) on the quinary Na2COs-NaHCOs-Na2S04-NaOl-H20 suggests that the salines reflect their original sequence of precipitation but trend toward local equilibrium with associated brines. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS For much assistance in this study, I am especially grateful to Prof. Hans P. Eugster of the Johns Hopkins University, who participated in selection of the area for detailed study and provided detailed advice and constructive criticism of the manuscript. I am indebted to Prof. Charles B. Hunt also of the Johns Hopkins University for critical reading of the manuscript, and to Betty F. Jones for the manuscript outline and preliminary organization. Most of the analytical HYDROLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF DEEP SPRINGS LAKE, CALIF.