Degassing of mantle-derived CO2 and He from springs in the southern Colorado Plateau region—Neotectonic connections and implications for groundwater systems

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America - Tập 121 Số 7-8 - Trang 1034-1053 - 2009
Laura J. Crossey1, Karl E. Karlstrom1, Abraham E. Springer2, Dennis L. Newell1, D. R. Hilton3, Tobias P. Fischer1
1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
2Department of Geology, P.O. Box 4099, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, USA
3Geosciences Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California 92093, USA

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