Geochemistry of hot springs in the Tengchong hydrothermal areas, Southwestern China

• Published in: Journal of volcanology and geothermal research Vol. 215-216; pp. 61 - 73
• Main Authors: Guo, Qinghai, Wang, Yanxin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier B.V 15.02.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Crystalline rocks; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geochemistry; Geothermometry; Hot spring; Igneous and metamorphic rocks petrology, volcanic processes, magmas; Parent geothermal fluid; Rehai; Tengchong; Yunnan China; Far East; Asia; China; Himalayas; Tengchong; Hot spring; Geochemistry; Parent geothermal fluid; Tengchong; Rehai; Geothermometry; mixing; ground water; reservoirs; enthalpy; aquifers; hot springs; temperature; silicates; framework silicates; geothermal fields; flow; chlorides; volcanic rocks; host rocks; quartz; concentration; igneous rocks; subsurface; halides; vents; channels; boiling; equilibrium; statistical analysis

As an important volcanic geothermal region in China, Tengchong belongs to the Mediterranean–Himalayas geothermal belt and is characterized by wide distribution of volcanic rocks. Fifty-eight hydrothermal areas have been identified in Tengchong, among which the Rehai hydrothermal system is the most g...