Geothermal brine well: Mile-deep drill hole may tap ore-bearing magmatic water and rocks undergoing metamorphism
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By: D. E. White, E.T. Anderson, and D.K. Grubbs
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Abstract
A deep geothermal well in California has tapped a very saline brine extraordinarily high in heavy metals and other rare elements; copper and silver are precipitated during brine production. Preliminary evidence suggests that the brine may be pure magmatic water and an active ore-forming solution. Metamorphism of relatively young rocks may also be occurring within accessible depths.
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White, D., Anderson, E., and Grubbs, D., 1963, Geothermal brine well: Mile-deep drill hole may tap ore-bearing magmatic water and rocks Undergoing Metamorphism: Science, v. 139, no. 3558, p. 919-922.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geothermal brine well: Mile-deep drill hole may tap ore-bearing magmatic water and rocks undergoing metamorphism |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.139.3558.919 |
| Volume | 139 |
| Issue | 3558 |
| Year Published | 1963 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 919 |
| Last page | 922 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |