History of Chemical Composition of Geothermal Fluids in Krafla, Northeast Iceland, with Special Emphasis on the Liquid Phase

• Main Authors: Halldór Ármannsson, Thráinn Fridriksson, Jón Benjamínsson, Trausti Hauksson
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1049.7756

ABSTRACT There are no surface springs in the Krafla area so the first studies on the liquid phase were carried out when the first two exploration wells were drilled in 1974. These revealed a dilute geothermal fluid with sulphate dominating over chloride but with a significant carbonate contribution....