Geochemistry of thermal waters along fault segments in the Beas and Parvati valleys (north-west Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh) and in the Sohna town (Haryana), India

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 65-76

  Cinti, D ^a   Pizzino, L ^a   Voltattorni, N ^a   Quattrocchi, F ^a   Walia, V ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Dissolved gases; Himachal Pradesh; Salinity; Thermal waters

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED GAS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HALOGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PROVENANCE; SALINITY; THERMAL SPRING; THERMAL WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

HARYANA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; KULU; PARVATI VALLEY; SOHNA;

EID: 79955931916     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.1.0011     Document Type: Review

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