Chemical and isotopic study of thermal springs and gas discharges from Sierra de Chiapas, Mexico

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-48

  Nencetti, A ^a   Tassi, F ^a   Vaselli, Orlando ^a,b   Macias J L ^c   Magro, G ^d   Capaccioni, B ^e   Minissale, A ^b   Mora, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^c UNAM   (Mexico)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Chiapas; Isotopes; Mexico; Thermal springs; Water

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; THERMAL SPRING; VOLCANIC GAS;

CHIAPAS; EL CHICHON VOLCANO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18344396980     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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