Do you know where I can find some good resources for teaching me about the geochemistry of volcanic waters? Thanks alot!

Marc

Dear Marc,

I don't know of a single text. I listed some articles that you might find interesting.

Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota

References on volcanic waters:

Fournier, R.O., and Pitt, A.M., 1985, The Yellowstone magmatic-hydrothermal system, in Stone, C., ed., Geothermal Resources Council, 1985 International Symposium on Geothermal Energy, Transactions: Int. Vol., p. 319-327.

Giggenbach, W.F., 1988, Geothermal solute equilibria. Derivation of Na-K-Mg geoindicators: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 52, p. 2,749-2,765.

Ingebritsen, S.E., and School, M.A., 1993, The hydrogeology of Kilauea Volcano: Geothermics, v. 22, no. 4, p. 255-270.

Thermal Springs List for the United States, 1980, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Key to Geophysical Records Documentation No. 12, Boulder, Colorado.

Toutain, J.P., and others, 1992, Continuous monitoring of distal gas emissions at Vulcano, southern Italy: Bulletin of Volcanology, p. 147-155.

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