Geochemistry, geothermics and relationship to active tectonics of Gujarat and Rajasthan thermal discharges, India. (Articolo in rivista)

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  • Geochemistry, geothermics and relationship to active tectonics of Gujarat and Rajasthan thermal discharges, India. (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2003-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • 10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00166-5 (literal)
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  • MINISSALE A., CHANDRASEKHARAM D., VASELLI O., MAGRO G., TASSI F., PANSINI G.L., BHRAMHABUT A. (2003)
    Geochemistry, geothermics and relationship to active tectonics of Gujarat and Rajasthan thermal discharges, India.
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  • MINISSALE A., CHANDRASEKHARAM D., VASELLI O., MAGRO G., TASSI F., PANSINI G.L., BHRAMHABUT A. (literal)
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  • 1. CNR, Italian Council Res, Inst Geosci & Earth Resources, Sect Florence, I-50121 Florence, Italy 2. Indian Inst Technol, Dept Earth Sci, Bombay 400076, Maharashtra, India 3. Univ Florence, Dept Earth Sci, I-50121 Florence, Italy 4. CNR, Italian Council Res, Inst Geosci & Earth Resources, I-56127 Pisa, Italy (literal)
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  • Geochemistry, geothermics and relationship to active tectonics of Gujarat and Rajasthan thermal discharges, India. (literal)
Abstract
  • Most thermal spring discharges of Rajasthan and Gujarat in northwestern India have been sampled and analysed for major and trace elements in both the liquid and associated gas phase, and for O-18/O-16, D/H (in water), He-3/He-4 and C-13/C-12 in CO2 (in gas) isotopic ratios. Most thermal springs in Rajasthan are tightly associated to the several regional NE-SW strike-slip faults bordering NE-SW ridges formed by Archaean rocks at the contact with Quaternary alluvial and aeolian sedimentary deposits of the Rajasthan desert. Their Ca-HCO3 immature character and isotopic composition reveals: (1) meteoric origin, (2) relatively shallow circulation inside the crystalline Archaean formations, (3) very fast rise along faults, and (4) deep storage temperatures of the same order of magnitude as discharging temperatures (50-90degreesC). Thermal spring discharges in Gujarat are spread over a larger area than in Rajasthan and are associated both with the NNW-SSE fault systems bordering the Cambay basin and the ENE-WSW strike-slip fault systems in the Saurashtra province, west of the Cambay basin. Chemical and isotopic compositions of springs in both areas suggest a meteoric origin of deep thermal waters. They mix with fresh or fossil seawater entering the thermal paths of the spring systems through both the fault systems bordering the Cambay basin, as well as faults and fractures occurring inside the permeable Deccan Basalt Trap in the Saurashtra province. The associated gas phase, at all sampled sites, shows similar features: (1) it is dominated by the presence of atmospheric components (N-2 and Ar), (2) it has high crustal He-4 enrichment, (3) it shows crustal He-3/He-4 signature, (4) it has low CO2 concentration, and (5) the only analysed sample for C-13/C-12 isotopic ratio in CO2 suggests that CO2 has a strong, isotopically light organic imprint. All these features and chemical geothermometer estimates of spring waters suggest that any active deep hydrothermal system at the base of the Cambay basin (about 2000-3000 m) has low-to-medium enthalpy characteristics, with maximum deep temperature in the storage zone of about 150degreesC. In a regional overview, both thermal emergences of Rajasthan and Gujarat could be controlled by the counter-clockwise rotation of India. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (literal)
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