Stable isotopes (δ13CDIC, δD, δ18O) and geochemical characteristics of geothermal springs of Ladakh and Himachal (India): Evidence for CO2 discharge in northwest Himalaya

Geothermics

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 314-330

  Tiwari, Sameer K ^a   Rai, Santosh K ^a   Bartarya, Sukesh K ^a   Gupta, Anil K ^a,b   Negi, Manju ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

CO2 degassing; Dissolved silica thermometry; Hydrochemistry; Ladakh and Himachal Himalaya; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DEGASSING; DISSOLUTION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GROUNDWATER; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; SILICA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CO2 DEGASSING; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED SILICA; DISSOLVED SILICUM THERMOMETRY; HIMALAYAS; LADAKH AND HIMACHAL HIMALAYUM; NORTHWEST HIMALAYA; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRACES ELEMENTS; ΔD;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEGASSING; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SILICA; STABLE ISOTOPE; THERMAL SPRING; TRACE ELEMENT;

HIMACHAL PRADESH; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; INDUS VALLEY; LADAKH HIMALAYAS; NUBRA VALLEY;

EID: 84977655450     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2016.06.012     Document Type: Article

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