Chemical thermodynamics of silica: A critique on its geothermometer

Geothermics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-346

  Verma, Mahendra P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ELÉCTRICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cerro Prieto; Chemical thermodynamics; Mexico; PVT characteristics of water; Quartz geothermometer; Quartz solubility

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOMETERS; WATER;

CERRO PRIETO; CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS; GEOTHERMOMETER; QUARTZ GEOTHERMOMETER; QUARTZ SOLUBILITY;

QUARTZ;

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GEOTHERMOMETRY; QUARTZ; SILICA; THERMODYNAMICS;

MEXICO;

EID: 0034214072     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(99)00064-4     Document Type: Article

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