Fluid inclusion gas compositions from an active magmatic-hydrothermal system: A case study of The Geysers geothermal field, USA

Chemical Geology

Volumn 173, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 3-30

  Moore, Joseph N ^a   Norman, David I ^b   Kennedy, B Mack ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal gas; Fluid inclusions; Gas analysis; Geothermal; Magmatic gas; Meteoric gas; Noble gases; The Geysers; Vapor dominated

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLUID INCLUSION; GAS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMATISM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035108460     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(00)00265-5     Document Type: Article

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