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Exploration Technique: Compound and Elemental Analysis

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Exploration Technique Information
Exploration Group: Lab Analysis Techniques
Exploration Sub Group: Fluid Lab Analysis
Parent Exploration Technique: Fluid Lab Analysis
Information Provided by Technique
Lithology:
Stratigraphic/Structural:
Hydrological: results can aid in the determination of fluid source regions and circulation pathways
Thermal: certain elements exhibit high spatial correlation with high-temperature geothermal systems
Cost Information
Low-End Estimate (USD): 15.0015 TUSD
15 MUSD
15 kUSD
1,500 centUSD
/ compound
Median Estimate (USD): 30.0030 TUSD
30 MUSD
30 kUSD
3,000 centUSD
/ compound
High-End Estimate (USD): 50.0050 TUSD
50 MUSD
50 kUSD
5,000 centUSD
/ compound
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Compound and Elemental Analysis:
Compound and elemental analysis is a process where a sample of some material (e.g., soil, waste or drinking water, bodily fluids, minerals, chemical compounds) is analyzed for its elements and compounds and sometimes its isotopic composition. Elemental analysis can be qualitative (determining what elements are present), and it can also be quantitative (determining how much of each type are present).
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Introduction
 
By taking appropriate samples of fluids from surface springs and from well discharges, a great deal can be learned about the presence of absence of a geothermal resource and about the resource itself, such as reservoir fluid types, geothermometry, reservoir processes, and production monitoring.
 
Use in Geothermal Exploration
 
Two common chemical parameters used to characterize geothermal fluids are TDS and pH, which can be measured in the field with a conductivity meter and pH meter.[1] The dissolved solids are composed mainly of

  • sodium (Na)
  • calcium (Ca)
  • potassium (K)
  • chlorine (Cl)
  • silica (SiO2)
  • sulfate (SO4)
  • bicarbonate (HCO3).

Minor constituents include a wide range of elements including

  • mercury (Hg),
  • fluorine (F),
  • boron (B),
  • arsenic (As)

Dissolved gases usually include:

  • carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
  • ammonia (NH4)
  • methane (CH4)





 
Best Practices
 
Data suggest that there are differences in the trace element geochemistry of magmatically-driven systems when compared to extensional systems (those that are just driven by elevated geothermal gradients).[2]






Page Area Activity Start Date Activity End Date Reference Material
Compound and Elemental Analysis (Klein, 2007) Unspecified


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Akutan Fumaroles Area (Kolker, Et Al., 2010) Akutan Fumaroles Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Alum Area (DOE GTP) Alum Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Alvord Hot Springs Area (Wood, 2002) Alvord Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Belknap-Foley-Bigelow Hot Springs Area (Wood, 2002) Belknap-Foley-Bigelow Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Beowawe Hot Springs Area (Wood, 2002) Beowawe Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Black Warrior Area (DOE GTP) Black Warrior Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Blackfoot Reservoir Area (Hutsinpiller & Parry, 1985) Blackfoot Reservoir Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Breitenbush Hot Springs Area (Wood, 2002) Breitenbush Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Buffalo Valley Hot Springs Area (Laney, 2005) Buffalo Valley Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Central Nevada Seismic Zone Region (Coolbaugh, Et Al., 2010) Central Nevada Seismic Zone Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Central Nevada Seismic Zone Region (Laney, 2005) Central Nevada Seismic Zone Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Clear Lake Area (Thompson, Et Al., 1992) Clear Lake Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Colrado Area (DOE GTP) Colado Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Coso Geothermal Area (1991) Coso Geothermal Area 1991 1991


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Coso Geothermal Area (2004) Coso Geothermal Area 2004 2004


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Crane Hot Springs Area (Wood, 2002) Crane Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Dixie Valley Geothermal Field Area (Wood, 2002) Dixie Valley Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area (Brookins & Laughlin, 1983) Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area (Goff & Janik, 2002) Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area (Goff, Et Al., 1981) Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area (Grigsby, Et Al., 1983) Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area (Laughlin, Et Al., 1983) Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area (Rao, Et Al., 1996) Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Fish Lake Valley Area (DOE GTP) Fish Lake Valley Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Fish Lake Valley Area (Deymonaz, Et Al., 2008) Fish Lake Valley Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Flint Geothermal Area (DOE GTP) Flint Geothermal Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Fort Bliss Area (DOE GTP) Fort Bliss Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Gabbs Valley Area (DOE GTP) Gabbs Valley Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Geysers Area (Kennedy & Truesdell, 1996) Geysers Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Geysers Area (Lambert & Epstein, 1992) Geysers Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Glass Buttes Area (DOE GTP) Glass Buttes Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Heber Area (Wood, 2002) Heber Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Hot Lake Area (Wood, 2002) Hot Lake Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Hot Springs Ranch Area (Szybinski, 2006) Hot Springs Ranch Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At International Geothermal Area, Indonesia (Laney, 2005) International Geothermal Area Indonesia


Compound and Elemental Analysis At International Geothermal Area, Mexico (Norman & Moore, 2004) International Geothermal Area Mexico


Compound and Elemental Analysis At International Geothermal Area, New Zealand (Wood, 2002) International Geothermal Area New Zealand


Compound and Elemental Analysis At International Geothermal Area, Philippines (Wood, 2002) International Geothermal Area Philippines


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Jemez Pueblo Area (DOE GTP) Jemez Pueblo Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Jemez Springs Area (Goff & Janik, 2002) Jemez Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Jemez Springs Area (Goff, Et Al., 1981) Jemez Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Kilauea East Rift Area (Combs, Et Al., 2006) Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Kilauea East Rift Area (Coombs, Et Al., 2006) Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Kilauea East Rift Area (Quane, Et Al., 2000) Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Kilauea Southwest Rift And South Flank Area (Combs, Et Al., 2006) Kilauea Southwest Rift And South Flank Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Kilauea Southwest Rift And South Flank Area (Coombs, Et Al., 2006) Kilauea Southwest Rift And South Flank Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Lake City Hot Springs Area (Sladek, Et Al., 2004) Lake City Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Lake City Hot Springs Area (Warpinski, Et Al., 2004) Lake City Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Lassen Volcanic National Park Area (Janik & Mclaren, 2010) Lassen Volcanic National Park Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Lassen Volcanic National Park Area (Thompson, 1985) Lassen Volcanic National Park Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Lightning Dock Area (Norman & Moore, 2004) Lightning Dock Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Little Valley Area (Wood, 2002) Little Valley Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Long Valley Caldera Area (Bergfeld, Et Al., 2006) Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Long Valley Caldera Area (Evans, Et Al., 2002) Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Long Valley Caldera Area (Farrar, Et Al., 2003) Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Long Valley Caldera Area (Goff & Janik, 2002) Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Long Valley Caldera Area (Sorey, Et Al., 1991) Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Maui Area (DOE GTP) Maui Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At McCoy Geothermal Area (DOE GTP) McCoy Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Mccredie Hot Springs Area (Wood, 2002) McCredie Hot Springs Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Mcgee Mountain Area (DOE GTP) McGee Mountain Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Mickey Hot Springs Area (Wood, 2002) Mickey Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Mt St Helens Area (Shevenell & Goff, 1995) Mt St Helens Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Mt St Helens Area (Shevenell & Goff, 2000) Mt St Helens Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At New River Area (DOE GTP) New River Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Newberry Caldera Area (Goles & Lambert, 1990) Newberry Caldera Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Northern Basin & Range Region (Cole, 1983) Northern Basin and Range Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Northern Basin & Range Region (Coolbaugh, Et Al., 2010) Northern Basin and Range Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Northern Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005) Northern Basin and Range Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Nw Basin & Range Region (Coolbaugh, Et Al., 2010) Northwest Basin and Range Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005) Northwest Basin and Range Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Raft River Geothermal Area (1981) Raft River Geothermal Area 1981 1981


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Reese River Area (Henkle & Ronne, 2008) Reese River Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Roosevelt Hot Springs Area (Christensen, Et Al., 1983) Roosevelt Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Rye Patch Area (DOE GTP) Rye Patch Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Salton Sea Area (Wood, 2002) Salton Sea Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Seven Mile Hole Area (Larson, Et Al., 2009) Seven Mile Hole Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Silver Peak Area (DOE GTP) Silver Peak Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Snake River Plain Region (DOE GTP) Snake River Plain Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Soda Lake Area (DOE GTP) Soda Lake Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At The Needles Area (DOE GTP) The Needles Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At U.S. West Region (Krohn, Et Al., 1993) U.S. West Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005) U.S. West Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Umpqua Hot Springs Area (Wood, 2002) Umpqua Hot Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Valles Caldera - Redondo Area (Chipera, Et Al., 2008) Valles Caldera - Redondo Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Valles Caldera - Redondo Area (Goff & Janik, 2002) Valles Caldera - Redondo Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Valles Caldera - Redondo Area (White, Et Al., 1992) Valles Caldera - Redondo Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Area (Chipera, Et Al., 2008) Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Area (Goff & Janik, 2002) Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Area (Rao, Et Al., 1996) Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Area (White, Et Al., 1992) Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes Region Area (Keith, Et Al., 1992) Valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes Region Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes Region Area (Kodosky & Keith, 1993) Valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes Region Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Coolbaugh, Et Al., 2010) Walker-Lane Transition Zone Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005) Walker-Lane Transition Zone Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Wister Area (DOE GTP) Wister Geothermal Area


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Yellowstone Region (Goff & Janik, 2002) Yellowstone Caldera Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Yellowstone Region (Hurwitz, Et Al., 2007) Yellowstone Caldera Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Yellowstone Region (Kennedy, Et Al., 1985) Yellowstone Caldera Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Yellowstone Region (Kennedy, Et Al., 1988) Yellowstone Caldera Geothermal Region


Compound and Elemental Analysis At Zim's Hot Springs Geothermal Area (Wood, 2002) Zim's Hot Springs Geothermal Area

  1. Unspecified
  2. Akutan Fumaroles Geothermal Area
  3. Alum Geothermal Area
  4. Alvord Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  5. Belknap-Foley-Bigelow Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  6. Beowawe Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  7. Black Warrior Geothermal Area
  8. Blackfoot Reservoir Geothermal Area
  9. Breitenbush Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  10. Buffalo Valley Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  11. Central Nevada Seismic Zone Geothermal Region
  12. Clear Lake Geothermal Area
  13. Colado Geothermal Area
  14. Coso Geothermal Area
  15. Crane Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  16. Dixie Valley Geothermal Area
  17. Fenton Hill Hdr Geothermal Area
  18. Fish Lake Valley Geothermal Area
  19. Flint Geothermal Geothermal Area
  20. Fort Bliss Geothermal Area
  21. Gabbs Valley Geothermal Area
  22. Geysers Geothermal Area
  23. Glass Buttes Geothermal Area
  24. Heber Geothermal Area
  25. Hot Lake Geothermal Area
  26. Hot Springs Ranch Geothermal Area
  27. International Geothermal Area Indonesia
  28. International Geothermal Area Mexico
  29. International Geothermal Area New Zealand
  30. International Geothermal Area Philippines
  31. Jemez Pueblo Geothermal Area
  32. Jemez Springs Geothermal Area
  33. Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area
  34. Kilauea Southwest Rift And South Flank Geothermal Area
  35. Lake City Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  36. Lassen Volcanic National Park Geothermal Area
  37. Lightning Dock Geothermal Area
  38. Little Valley Geothermal Area
  39. Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area
  40. Maui Geothermal Area
  41. McCoy Geothermal Area
  42. McCredie Hot Springs Area
  43. McGee Mountain Area
  44. Mickey Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  45. Mt St Helens Geothermal Area
  46. New River Geothermal Area
  47. Newberry Caldera Geothermal Area
  48. Northern Basin and Range Geothermal Region
  49. Northwest Basin and Range Geothermal Region
  50. Raft River Geothermal Area
  51. Reese River Geothermal Area
  52. Roosevelt Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  53. Rye Patch Geothermal Area
  54. Salton Sea Geothermal Area
  55. Seven Mile Hole Geothermal Area
  56. Silver Peak Geothermal Area
  57. Snake River Plain Geothermal Region
  58. Soda Lake Geothermal Area
  59. The Needles Geothermal Area
  60. U.S. West Region
  61. Umpqua Hot Springs Geothermal Area
  62. Valles Caldera - Redondo Geothermal Area
  63. Valles Caldera - Sulphur Springs Geothermal Area
  64. Valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes Region Geothermal Area
  65. Walker-Lane Transition Zone Geothermal Region
  66. Wister Geothermal Area
  67. Yellowstone Caldera Geothermal Region
  68. Zim's Hot Springs Geothermal Area



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