Geochemical and isotope characterization of geothermal spring waters in Sri Lanka: Evidence for steeper than expected geothermal gradients

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 476, Issue , 2013, Pages 360-369

  Chandrajith, Rohana ^a   Barth, Johannes A C ^b   Subasinghe, N D ^c   Merten, Dirk ^d   Dissanayake, C B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aqueous geochemistry; Geothermal springs; Gondwana terrain; Highland complex; Isotope geochemistry; Vijayan Complex

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; GONDWANA TERRAIN; HIGHLAND COMPLEX; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; VIJAYAN COMPLEX;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; MANGANESE; SEAWATER; SILICA; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

ISOTOPES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GONDWANA; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METAMORPHISM; PRECAMBRIAN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPRING WATER; TERRAIN; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION; WELL WATER;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 84871032133     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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