Geochemical modeling of the near-surface hydrothermal system beneath the southern moat of Long Valley Caldera, California

Geothermics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-101

  Tempel, Regina N ^a   Sturmer, Daniel M ^a   Schilling, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid mixing; Geothermal; Geothermal fluids; Illite formation; Long Valley geothermal system; Reaction path modeling

Indexed keywords

FLUID MIXING; GEOTHERMAL; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; ILLITE FORMATION; LONG VALLEY GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; REACTION PATH MODELING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GROUNDWATER; MINERALOGY;

LANDFORMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MASS BALANCE; MIXING RATIO; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL WATER;

CALIFORNIA; LONG VALLEY CALDERA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956009833     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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