Insights from fumarole gas geochemistry on the origin of hydrothermal fluids on the Yellowstone Plateau

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 89, Issue , 2012, Pages 265-278

  Chiodini, Giovanni ^a   Caliro, Stefano ^a   Lowenstern, Jacob B ^b   Evans, William C ^b   Bergfeld, Deborah ^b   Tassi, Franco ^c   Tedesco, Dario ^d  

^a OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d University of Napoli 2   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUMAROLE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HELIUM; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; METEORIC WATER; NOBLE GAS; PLEISTOCENE; TERTIARY; VOLCANIC ROCK; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE VOLCANIC PLATEAU;

EID: 84862257293     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.04.051     Document Type: Article

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