An infrared spectral reflectance study of hydrothermal alteration minerals from the Te Mihi sector of the Wairakei geothermal system, New Zealand

Geothermics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 377-392

  Yang, Kai ^a   Huntington, Jonathan F ^a   Browne, Patrick R L ^b   Ma, Chi ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Hydrothermal alteration; New Zealand; Short wave infrared spectroscopy; Wairakei

Indexed keywords

CHLORITE MINERALS; CLAY MINERALS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TELLURIUM; TEMPERATURE; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

FLUID ROCK INTERACTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION MINERALS; SHORT WAVE INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; WAIRAKEI GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

CLAY MINERAL; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MINERALOGY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034213779     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(00)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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