Gas geochemistry of the Cordón Caulle geothermal system, Southern Chile

Geothermics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 389-420

  Sepúlveda, Fabián ^a   Lahsen, Alfredo ^b   Powell, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Mighty River Power Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chile; Cord n Caulle; Gas ratio grid; Geothermal; Redox relationship; Steam heated: Geochemistry

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; HEAT CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE;

FUMAROLES; GAS GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; VOLCANO-TECTONIC DEPRESSION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; HEAT CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE;

AQUIFER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FUMAROLE; GAS FLOW; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; TECTONIC SETTING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL SPRING;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34748896601     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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