Hydrogeochemistry of the thermal waters from the Sciacca Geothermal Field (Sicily, southern Italy)

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 396, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 292-301

  Capaccioni, Bruno ^a   Vaselli, Orlando ^b,c   Tassi, Franco ^b,c   Santo, Alba P ^b,c   Huertas, A Delgado ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluid geochemistry; Isotope geochemistry; Sciacca Geothermal Field; Sicily Channel

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; DILUTION PROCESS; DISSOLVED GAS; FLUID GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAVEL DEPOSIT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC DATA; METEORIC WATERS; MINERAL WATER; SCIACCA GEOTHERMAL FIELD; SEDIMENTARY COVERS; SEDIMENTARY HORIZONS; SHALLOWER AQUIFERS; SICILY CHANNELS; SOUTHERN ITALY; THERMAL FLUIDS; THERMAL SPRINGS; THERMAL WATERS; TRIASSIC;

AQUIFERS; BEVERAGES; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MINERALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

DILUTION; DISSOLVED GAS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIMESTONE; METEORIC WATER; OUTCROP; QUATERNARY; ROMAN ERA; TERTIARY; THERMAL SPRING; THERMAL WATER; TRIASSIC;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 78650310730     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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