Effects of hydrothermal processes on the chemical and isotopic composition of mantle-derived gases in SE China

Geothermics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-192

  Xu, Sheng ^a,b,c   Nakai, Shun'ichi ^a   Wakita, Hiroshi ^a   Wang, Xianbin ^b   Feng, Xuanmin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^d Seismological Bureau of Guangdong Province   (China)

Author keywords

Bubbling gases; China; Geochemistry; Helium and carbon isotopes; Hydrothermal field

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CALCITE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITION; GASES; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HELIUM; ISOTOPES; MIXING; NITROGEN;

BUBBLING GASES; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION WELLS; HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; MANTLE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON; GAS; HELIUM; HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MANTLE;

CHINA, GUANGDONG PROVINCE;

EID: 0031126329     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0375-6505(96)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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