geothermometry


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geothermometry

the branch of geology that measures temperatures deep below the surface of the earth; geologic thermometry.
See also: Geology, Heat
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Fu et al., "Variations of geothermometry and chemical isotopic compositions of hot spring fluids in the Rehai geothermal field, Southwestern China," Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol.
Amphibole is stable over a wide range of pressure (P) and temperature (T), making it useful for determining the geothermometry and geobarometry of calc-alkaline intrusive magmatic systems (Blundy et al., 1990).
Fu et al., "Variations of geothermometry and chemical-isotopic compositions of hot spring fluids in the Rehai geothermal field, southwestern China," Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol.
The main use of chemical geothermometry is estimation of reservoir temperature before reaching the cooling district.
Indirect methods, such as geothermometry and analysis of satellite imagery, have been used to identify parts of northwestern Nebraska that have high geothermal potential.
Verma (2008b) presented an algorithm to calculate the deep reservoir temperature and vapor fraction with the quartz solubility geothermometry. There are four conditions of geothermal reservoir fluid to obtain water and vapor in a well separator: (i) liquid only along the saturation curve, (ii) liquid-vapor along the saturation curve, (iii) liquid along the saturation curve which lost some vapor before reaching the surface, and (iv) liquid in the compressed liquid region.
Fabries, "Spinel-olivine geothermometry in peridotites from ultramafic complexes," Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, vol.
and Stout, M.Z.: 1983, Plagioclase-clinopyroxene-garnet-quartz equilibria and the geobarometry and geothermometry of garnet amphibolites from Mica Creek, British Columbia, Canad.
Garnet-biotite geothermometry revised: New Margules parameters and a natural specimen data set from Maine.