Survey of helium in soils and soil gases and mercury in soils at Roosevelt Hot Springs Known Geothermal Resource Area, Utah

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6476746· OSTI ID:6476746

Hinkle, M E

The concentrations of helium and mercury in soils and of helium in soil gases were surveyed in part of the Roosevelt Hot Springs Known Geothermal Resource Area to see what relationship helium and mercury concentrations might have to geothermal features of the area. High concentrations of helium occurred over the producing geothermal field, in an area of high temperature gradients. Low concentrations of helium in soils occurred over an area of visible hydrotheormal activity. High concentrations of mercury coincided with areas of high thermal gradients and low resistivity.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6476746
• Report Number(s): USGS-OFR-80-613
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150302* -- Geothermal Exploration & Exploration Technology-- Geochemical Techniques & Surveys
ABUNDANCE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
DATA
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
GASES
GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
Geothermal Legacy
HELIUM
INFORMATION
KGRA
MERCURY
METALS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
RARE GASES
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
ROOSEVELT HOT SPRINGS
SOILS
SURVEYS
USA
UTAH
WELLS