Origins of methane discharging from volcanic-hydrothermal, geothermal and cold emissions in Italy

Chemical Geology

Volumn 310-311, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-48

  Tassi, F ^a,b   Fiebig, J ^c   Vaselli, O ^a,b   Nocentini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal gas; Light hydrocarbons; Methane isotopes; Methane origin; Volcanic gas

Indexed keywords

ABIOGENIC; ADRIATIC; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DIFFERENT ORIGINS; FLUID DISCHARGE; FLUID RESERVOIRS; GENERAL TRENDS; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HIGHER HYDROCARBONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC VALUES; ITALIAN PENINSULA; LIGHT HYDROCARBON; MUD VOLCANOES; PANAREA; PO VALLEY; SHALLOW DEPTHS; VOLCANIC GAS; VOLCANIC SYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; ISOTOPES; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VOLCANOES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUMAROLE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION;

ITALIAN PENINSULA; ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; PANAREA; PANTELLERIA; SICILY; TRAPANI;

EID: 84859932906     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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