Aqueous geochemistry of the Thermopolis hydrothermal system, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.2113/gsrocky.49.1.1

Title: Aqueous geochemistry of the Thermopolis hydrothermal system, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A.

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The Thermopolis hydrothermal system is located in the southern portion of the Bighorn Basin, in and around the town of Thermopolis, Wyoming. It is the largest hydrothermal system in Wyoming outside of Yellowstone National Park. The system includes hot springs, travertine deposits, and thermal wells; published models for the hydrothermal system propose the Owl Creek Mountains as the recharge zone, simple conductive heating at depth, and resurfacing of thermal waters up the Thermopolis Anticline.

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Kaszuba, John P. ^[1]; Sims, Kenneth W.W. ^[2]; Pluda, Allison R. ^[3]

Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States). Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States). School of Energy Resources
Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States). Wyoming High-Precision Isotope Lab.

Publication Date:: 2014-06-01

Research Org.:: Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE), Clean Coal and Carbon (FE-20)

OSTI Identifier:: 1171957

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0002112

Resource Type:: Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Rocky Mountain Geology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 49; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1555-7332

Publisher:: University of Washington, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 58 GEOSCIENCES; Bighorn Basin, hot springs, hydrogeochemistry, hydrothermal system, Thermopolis, Wyoming

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                    Kaszuba, John P., Sims, Kenneth W.W., and Pluda, Allison R. Aqueous geochemistry of the Thermopolis hydrothermal system, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A..  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Kaszuba, John P., Sims, Kenneth W.W., & Pluda, Allison R. Aqueous geochemistry of the Thermopolis hydrothermal system, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A..  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2113/gsrocky.49.1.1

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                    Kaszuba, John P., Sims, Kenneth W.W., and Pluda, Allison R. Sun .  
        "Aqueous geochemistry of the Thermopolis hydrothermal system, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A.".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2113/gsrocky.49.1.1.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1171957.

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@article{osti_1171957,

  title        = {Aqueous geochemistry of the Thermopolis hydrothermal system, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A.},

  author       = {Kaszuba, John P. and Sims, Kenneth W.W. and Pluda, Allison R.},

  abstractNote = {The Thermopolis hydrothermal system is located in the southern portion of the Bighorn Basin, in and around the town of Thermopolis, Wyoming. It is the largest hydrothermal system in Wyoming outside of Yellowstone National Park. The system includes hot springs, travertine deposits, and thermal wells; published models for the hydrothermal system propose the Owl Creek Mountains as the recharge zone, simple conductive heating at depth, and resurfacing of thermal waters up the Thermopolis Anticline.},

  doi          = {10.2113/gsrocky.49.1.1},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1171957},
  journal      = {Rocky Mountain Geology},

  issn         = {1555-7332},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 49,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2014},

  month        = {6}

}

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