Igneous origin of Co2 in ancient and recent hot-spring waters and travertines from the northern argentinean andes

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 554-567

  Gibert, Roger O ^a   Taberner, Conxita ^a,b,e   Sáez, Alberto ^a   Giralt, Santiago ^a   Alonso, Ricardo N ^c,f   Edwards, R Lawrence ^c   Pueyo, Juan J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e Faculty of Geology   (Spain)

^f SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; GROUNDWATER; HOT SPRINGS; IRON OXIDES; ISOTOPES; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); VOLCANOES;

CARBONATE PRECIPITATES; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGES; ORGANIC MATTER DEGRADATIONS; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

LIMESTONE;

CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PETROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); THERMAL SPRING; TRAVERTINE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 69149087614     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2009.061     Document Type: Article

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