Geothermal fluid genesis and mantle fluids contributions in Nimu-Naqu, Tibet

Earth Science Frontiers

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 356-371

  Liu, Zhao ^a   Lin, Wenjing ^a   Zhang, Meng ^b   Xie, Ejun ^c   Liu, Zhiming ^a   Wang, Guiling ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Geothermal Geological Team of Tibet Tibet Bureau of Exploration and Development of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Gases; Genesis; Geothermal fluids; Mantle fluids; Tibet

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GASES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN; SILICA; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

COMPREHENSIVE INDICES; DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATIONS; GENESIS; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; MANTLE FLUIDS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; TIBET;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 84909965447     PISSN: 10052321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.2014.06.034     Document Type: Article

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