Waters associated with an active basaltic volcano, Kilauea, Hawaii: Variation in solute sources, 1973-1991

Geological Society of America Bulletin
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Abstract

Chemical and isotopic analyses of samples collected from a December 1962-m-deep research borehole at the summit of Kilauea Volcano provide unique time-series data for composition of waters in the uppermost part of its hydrothermal system. These waters have a distinctive geochemical signature: a very low proportion of chloride relative to other anions compared with other Hawaiian waters—thermal (•30°C) or nonthermal (<30°C)—and with most thermal waters of the world. Isotope data demonstrate that the borehole waters are of essentially meteoric origin, with minimal magmatic input.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Waters associated with an active basaltic volcano, Kilauea, Hawaii: Variation in solute sources, 1973-1991
Series title Geological Society of America Bulletin
DOI 10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108<0562:WAWAAB>2.3.CO;2
Volume 108
Issue 5
Year Published 1996
Language English
Publisher Geological Society of America
Contributing office(s) Volcano Hazards Program
Description 16 p.
First page 562
Last page 577
Country United States
State Hawaii
Other Geospatial Kilauea
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