Geochemistry of thermal waters from Morocco

Geothermics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 407-430

  Cidu, Rosa ^a   Bahaj, Saadia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Rue Abou Marouane Essadi BP: Rabat Instituts 6208 Haut Agdal   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Deuterium; Morocco; Oxygen 18; Thermal waters; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; FLOW OF WATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; PH; REDOX REACTIONS; SALINE WATER; SEDIMENTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CHEMICAL GEOTHERMOMETERS; MOROCCO; THERMAL WATERS;

GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; THERMAL WATER;

MOROCCO;

EID: 0034213822     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(00)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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