Chemical and isotopic composition of geothermal discharges from the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle area (40.5°S), Southern Chile

Geothermics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 655-673

  Sepúlveda, Fabián ^a   Dorsch, Klaus ^b   Lahsen, Alfredo ^a   Bender, Steffen ^b   Palacios, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate; Bicarbonate; Chile; Chloride; Cord n Caulle; Geochemistry; Heat loss; Puyehue; Reservoir; Silica sinter; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); VOLCANOES;

GEOTHERMAL DISCHARGES; VOLCANIC DEPRESSION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4143059109     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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