| Abstract: | Calculation of chemical equilibria in 351 hot springs and surface waters from selected geothermal areas in the western United States indicate that the solubility of the mineral fluorite, CaF2, provides an equilibrium control on dissolved fluoride activity. Waters that are undersaturated have undergone dilution by non-thermal waters as shown by decreased conductivity and temperature values, and only 2% of the samples are supersaturated by more than the expected error. Calculations also demonstrate that simultaneous chemical equilibria between the thermal waters and calcite as well as fluorite minerals exist under a variety of conditions. Testing for fluorite solubility required a critical review of the thermodynamic data for fluorite. By applying multiple regression of a mathematical model to selected published data we have obtained revised estimates of the pK (10,96), ??Gof (-280.08 kcal/mole), ??Hof (-292.59 kcal/mole), S?? (16.39 cal/deg/mole) and CoP (16.16 cal/deg/mole) for CaF2 at 25??C and 1 atm. Association constants and reaction enthalpies for fluoride complexes with boron, calcium and iron are included in this review. The excellent agreement between the computer-based activity products and the revised pK suggests that the chemistry of geothermal waters may also be a guide to evaluating mineral solubility data where major discrepancies are evident. ?? 1977. |
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| Citation Author: | Nordstrom, D. K.; Jenne, E. A. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Fluorite solubility equilibria in selected geothermal waters; 1977; Article; Journal; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta; Nordstrom, D. K.; Jenne, E. A. |
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| Text: | Fluorite solubility equilibria in selected geothermal waters; 1977; Article; Journal; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta; Nordstrom, D. K.; Jenne, E. A. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00 -0600 |
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