Implementation of hydrogeochemical and geothermometric methods to the study of the geothermal potential of southern Tenerife.
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https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta95147Keywords:
Tenerife, Hydrogeochemistry, Geothermometers, ChalcedonyAbstract
This study shows the southern Tenerife context and its high gothermal potential. Firsty, a groundwater hydrogeochemical análisis is carried out, based on the Piper diagram, the Giggenbach triangle diagram to the Log (K² /Ca) vs. Log (K² /Mg) diagram. Thus, the bicarbonate-sodium rich character of the waters is defined as well as a different advance in the maturity path of the waters. To conclude, the silica geothermometer is applied, to be precise, the chalcedony polymorph one. Then, reliable temperatures at which the aquifer could be are estimated.
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