Development and application of a mass spectrometric system to study volatile components of fluid inclusions

Thesis/Dissertation · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10152018· OSTI ID:10152018

Sloan, Jr., Richard Charles ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)

A quadrupole mass spectrometric system coupled with mechanical decrepitation was constructed and calibrated to study fluid inclusions from an active geothermal system. Fluid inclusions in Salton Sea Scientific Drilling Project well cores and ejects from flow tests were analyzed. Ion currents from selected mass/charge ratio numbers were measured for gases from ruptured inclusions in epidote, calcite, and hematite vein minerals from different depths. Water, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and C1-C4+ hydrocarbons and free nitrogen were analyzed.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Riverside, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-89ER14088
• OSTI ID: 10152018
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/14088-T2; ON: DE92015056
• Resource Relation: Other Information: TH: Thesis (M.S.); PBD: Jun 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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