Quaternary borate deposits as a geothermal exploration tool in the Great Basin

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 30 I, Issue , 2006, Pages 393-398

  Coolbaugh, Mark F ^a   Kratt, Chris ^b   Sladek, Chris ^a   Zehner, Richard E ^a   Shevenell, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Borates; Borax; Columbus; Geothermal; Nevada; Rhodes; Teels; Tincalconite

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION TOOLS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; TINCALCONITES;

BORATE MINERALS;

EID: 34548183259     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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