Chemical and isotopic composition of waters and dissolved gases in some thermal springs of sicily and adjacent Volcanic Islands, Italy

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 781-807

  Grassa, Fausto ^a   Capasso, Giorgio ^a   Favara, Rocco ^a   Inguaggiato, Salvatore ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

13C; Chemical and isotope composition; Dissolved gases; Sicily; Thermal waters

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; THERMAL SPRING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646354394     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-006-0043-0     Document Type: Article

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