THE use of soil Hg to delineate zones of upwelling in low-to-moderate temperature geothermal systems

Geothermics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-202

  Murray, Kent S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Calistoga; Geothermal systems; Soil mercury survey; U.S.A.

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HOT SPRINGS; MERCURY (METAL); SAMPLING; SOILS; SURVEYS;

BURIED FAULT SYSTEM; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS; SPRINGS; UPWELLING;

BURIED FAULT; FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MERCURY; SOIL SURVEY; UPWELLING;

USA, CALIFORNIA, CALISTOGA;

EID: 0031126455     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(96)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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