Sulfur geochemistry of hydrothermal waters in Yellowstone National Park: I. The origin of thiosulfate in hot spring waters

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 23-24, 1998, Pages 3729-3743

  Xu, Y ^a   Schoonen, M A A ^a   Nordstrom, D K ^b   Cunningham, K M ^b   Ball, J W ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; SPRING WATER; SULFUR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032311125     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00269-5     Document Type: Article

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