Qrtzgeotherm: An ActiveX component for the quartz solubility geothermometer

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1918-1925

  Verma, Mahendra P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ELÉCTRICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ActiveX component; Computer program; QrtzGeotherm; QrtzGeothrm; Quartz geothermometry; Solubility equations; Visual Basic 6.0

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; TERNARY SYSTEMS; VAPORS;

ACTIVE X; ACTIVEX COMPONENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS; GEOTHERMOMETER; GEOTHERMOMETRY; LIQUID VAPORS; QRTZGEOTHERM; QRTZGEOTHRM; QUADRATIC EQUATIONS; QUARTZ GEOTHERMOMETRY; SOLUBILITY EQUATIONS; VAPOR FRACTION; VISUAL BASIC 6.0;

LINEAR EQUATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GEOTHERMOMETRY; PARAMETERIZATION; QUARTZ; SATURATION; SILICA; SOFTWARE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 52049092977     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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