Geochemical behaviors of boron and its isotopes in aqueous environment of the Yangbajing and Yangyi geothermal fields, Tibet, China

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-22

  Yuan, Jianfei ^a   Guo, Qinghai ^a   Wang, Yanxin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous environment; Boron isotope; Contamination; Geothermal wastewater; Geothermal water; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTAMINATION; DEGASSING; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HOT SPRINGS; ISOTOPES; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SILICATE MINERALS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; BORON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; BORON ISOTOPES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GEOTHERMAL EXPLOITATION; GEOTHERMAL WATER; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

BORON;

BORON ISOTOPE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGASSING; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

CHINA; XIZANG; YANGBAJING BASIN;

EID: 84899897421     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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