Processes controlling water and hydrocarbon composition in seeps from the Salton Sea geothermal system, California, USA

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-88

  Svensen, Henrik ^a   Karisen, Dag A ^a   Sturz, Anne ^b   Backer Owe, Kristian ^a   Banks, David A ^c   Planke, Sverre ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d Forskningsparken   (Norway)

Author keywords

Geothermal; Halogen geochemistry; Hydrocarbons; Hydrothermal seeps; Petroleum; Salton Sea

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FORMATION; HYDROTHERMAL SEEPS; WATER-RICH SPRINGS;

BIOMARKERS; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEEPAGE; WATER;

GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DISSOLUTION; FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HALITE; HALOGEN; HYDROCARBON SEEP; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SALTON SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846366393     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23101A.1     Document Type: Article

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