Evolution of the geothermal fluids at Los Azufres, Mexico, as traced by noble gas isotopes, δ18O, δD, δ13C and 87Sr/86Sr

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 249, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Pinti, D L ^a   Castro, M C ^b   Shouakar Stash, O ^c   Tremblay, A ^a   Garduno V H ^d   Hall, C M ^b   Helie J F ^a   Ghaleb, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arar ; Geothermal energy; Helium isotopes; Los azufres; Mexico; Noble gases; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCE; FLUID CIRCULATION; FLUID COMPONENTS; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; HELIUM ISOTOPES; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; LOS AZUFRES; ME-XICO; METAMORPHIC BASEMENTS; MIOCENE; MUD VOLCANOES; NOBLE GAS ISOTOPES; PARENT MAGMAS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PRODUCTION ZONES; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; THERMAL WATERS;

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FRACTIONATION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; GROUNDWATER; HELIUM; HOT SPRINGS; INERT GASES; ISOTOPES; KRYPTON; NEON; PHASE TRANSITIONS; XENON;

STRONTIUM;

FUMAROLE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HELIUM ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MUD VOLCANO; NOBLE GAS; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; THERMAL SPRING; ARTESIAN WELL; DISCHARGE; EXPLORATION; FLUID COMPOSITION; FLUID INJECTION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; THERMAL WATER;

LOS AZUFRES; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN;

EID: 84867748395     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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