Evidence for a magmatic source of heat for the steamboat springs geothermal system using trace elements and gas geochemistry

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 27, Issue , 2003, Pages 269-274

  Arehart, Greg B ^a   Coolbaugh, Mark F ^a   Poulson, Simon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Geothermal; Magmatic; Steamboat Springs; Trace element

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOMETERS; VOLCANOES;

GEOCHEMICAL DATABASES; MAGMATIC; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 4143144129     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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