Changes in silica chemistry and hydrology across the Rotorua Geothermal Field, New Zealand

Geothermics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-196

  Glover, Richard B ^a,b   Mroczek, Edward K ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b Glover Geothermal Geochemistry   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BOILING LIQUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; MIXING; SILICA; SOLUBILITY;

CRISTOBALITE; ROTORUA GEOTHERMAL FIELD; SILICA POLYMORPHS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELD; HYDROLOGY; SILICA CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032051175     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(97)10014-1     Document Type: Article

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