New chemical and original isotopic data on waters from El Tatio geothermal field, northern Chile

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 547-571

  Cortecci, Gianni ^a   Boschetti, Tiziano ^b   Mussi, Mario ^a   Lameli, Christian Herrera ^c   Mucchino, Claudio ^b   Barbieri, Maurizio ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Andesitic water; Chile; El Tatio geothermal field; Isotope geochemistry; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE; EL TATIO; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 28544432590     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.39.547     Document Type: Article

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