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Fluid inclusions in minerals from the geothermal fields of Tuscany, Italy

January 1, 1985

A reconnaissance study on fluid inclusions from the geothermal fields of Tuscany indicates that the hydrothermal minerals were formed by fluids which were, at least in part, boiling. Four types of aqueous inclusions were recognized: (A) two-phase (liquid + vapor) liquid rich, (B) two-phase (vapor + liquid) vapor rich, (C) polyphase hypersaline liquid rich and (D) three phase—H2O liquid + CO2 liquid + CO2-rich vapor. Freezing and heating microthermometric determinations are reported for 230 inclusions from samples from six wells. It is suggested that boiling of an originally homogeneous, moderately saline, CO2-bearing liquid phase produced a residual hypersaline brine and a CO2-rich vapor phase. There are indications of a temperature decrease in the geothermal field of Larderello, especially in its peripheral zones.




Publication Year 1985
Title Fluid inclusions in minerals from the geothermal fields of Tuscany, Italy
DOI 10.1016/0375-6505(85)90094-X
Authors H. Belkin, B. de Vivo, G. Gianelli, P. Lattanzi
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geothermics
Index ID 70012654
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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