Mixing hydrology and chemical equilibria in Bakreswar geothermal area, Eastern India

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 201-212

  Majumdar, Nabendu ^a   Mukherjee, Ajoy L ^a   Majumdar, Ranjit K ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bakreswar; equilibria; geothermometry; India; local groundwater; mixing; thermal springs

Indexed keywords

BAKRESWAR; EQUILIBRIA; GEOTHERMOMETRY; INDIA; LOCAL GROUNDWATER; THERMAL SPRINGS;

CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MIXING; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; TRITIUM; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GEOTHERMOMETRY; MIXING; THERMAL SPRING; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67349142001     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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