Helium isotope studies of geothermal fields in the Taupo volcanic zone, New Zealand

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 297-321

  Hulston, John R ^a   Lupton, John E ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

3He 4He ratio; Geothermal fields; He Ar ratios; Helium isotopes; Taupo Volcanic Zone

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HELIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NEON;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 0030441610     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(96)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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