Behavior of Rare Earth Element In Geothermal Systems; A New Exploration/Exploitation Tool

Wood, Scott A.

University of Idaho (United States)

关键词: Geothermal Exploration;    Geothermal Fluids;    Geothermal Fields;    Alkaline;    Rare Earths;   

DOI  :  10.2172/792697
RP-ID  :  DOE/ID13575
RP-ID  :  FG07-98ID13575
RP-ID  :  792697

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The goal of this four-year project was to provide a database by which to judge the utility of the rare earth elements (REE) in the exploration for and exploitation of geothermal fields in the United States. Geothermal fluids from hot springs and wells have been sampled from a number of locations, including: (1) the North Island of New Zealand (1 set of samples); (2) the Cascades of Oregon; (3) the Harney, Alvord Desert and Owyhee geothermal areas of Oregon; (4) the Dixie Valley and Beowawe fields in Nevada; (5) Palinpion, the Philippines: (6) the Salton Sea and Heber geothermal fields of southern California; and (7) the Dieng field in Central Java, Indonesia. We have analyzed the samples from all fields for REE except the last two.