Hydrothermal alteration of the Soultz-sous-Forêts granite (Hot Fractured Rock geothermal exchanger) into a tosudite and illite assemblage

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-142

  Bartier, Danièle ^a   Ledésert, Béatrice ^b   Clauer, Norbert ^c   Meunier, Alain ^d   Liewig, Nicole ^e   Morvan, Gilles ^c   Addad, Ahmed ^f  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

^f UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

EGS; Geothermal system; Granite alteration; Illite; K Ar dating; Rhine Graben; Soultz sous For ts; Tosudite

Indexed keywords

CLAY ALTERATION; FELDSPAR; FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GRANITE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; ILLITE; K-AR DATING; RHINE GRABEN; TOSUDITE;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CHLORITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ILLITE; PARAGENESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SMECTITE;

ALSACE; BAS RHIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; RHINE GRABEN; SOULTZ SOUS FORETS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41049114350     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1787     Document Type: Article

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