Theoretical chemical thermometry on geothermal waters: problems and methods

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1083-1091

  Pang, Zhong He ^a   Reed, Mark ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL THERMOMETRY; GEOTHERMAL WATER;

EID: 0032029090     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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