The geochemistry of continental hydrothermal systems
Hurwitz S, Stefánsson A, Shock EL, Kleine-Marshall B (2025)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2025
Publisher: Elsevier
Edited Volumes: Treatise on Geochemistry
Book Volume: 3
Pages Range: 301-345
ISBN: 9780323997638
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-99762-1.00036-X
Abstract
Hydrothermal systems on the continents are of great significance because they are primary sources of economically important metals and geothermal energy, they are tourist attractions, they support bathing and health resorts, and they host extreme life forms. Research on hot springs and their deposits provide clues to early life on Earth and possibly on Mars and have led to major breakthroughs in biotechnology. Aqueous and gas-rich hydrothermal fluids also contribute to a range of volcanic hazards including the destabilization of volcanic edifices, acting as propellant in steam-driven hydrothermal explosions, reducing effective stresses in mudflows (lahars), emitting toxic and potentially lethal gases, and transporting toxic metals to watersheds. The main goals of this review are to summarize the state of knowledge on the chemistry of continental hydrothermal systems and highlight the myriad processes that operate under a wide range of temperatures, pressures, chemical compositions, and oxidation states.
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University of Arizona
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University of Iceland (UI) / Háskóli Íslands
Iceland (IS)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
United States (USA) (US)
United States (USA) (US)
University of Iceland (UI) / Háskóli Íslands
Iceland (IS)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
United States (USA) (US)
How to cite
APA:
Hurwitz, S., Stefánsson, A., Shock, E.L., & Kleine-Marshall, B. (2025). The geochemistry of continental hydrothermal systems. In Ariel Anbar, Dominique Weis (Eds.), Treatise on Geochemistry. (pp. 301-345). Elsevier.
MLA:
Hurwitz, Shaul, et al. "The geochemistry of continental hydrothermal systems." Treatise on Geochemistry. Ed. Ariel Anbar, Dominique Weis, Elsevier, 2025. 301-345.
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