Mineral Content of Selected Geothermal Waters,

摘要

The possibility of extracting minerals from geothermal brines is attractive and could lead to reduced costs for development of the overall geothermal resource. However,analytical information on which to develop extraction processes is inadequate. The objective of this study is to determine concentrations of minerals in geothermal brines in order that mineral recovery systems can be formulated and evaluated. Sixty-six samples were collected from geothermal area and each sample was analyzed for 34to 39individual constituents. Nearly 860analyses from about 420geothermal sources in the Western United States were incorporated into a computerized storage and retrieval system. These data can be selectively retrieved according to any specified combination of parameters in order to expedite calculations or other data handling required for development and evaluation of mineral recovery procedures.