Hydrothermal alteration effects in geochemistry and Sr, Nd, Pb, and O isotopes of magmas from the Los Azufres geothermal field (Mexico): A statistical approach

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-163

  Verma, Surendra P ^a   Torres Alvarado, Ignacio S ^a   Satir, Muharrem ^b   Dobson, Patrick F ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calderas; Element mobility; Geothermics; Mexican Volcanic Belt; Statistical tests; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

LOS AZUFRES; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444396240     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.39.141     Document Type: Article

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