Research Article

Hydrochemical Characteristics and Evolution of Geothermal Fluids in the Chabu High-Temperature Geothermal System, Southern Tibet

Table 2

Calculation formulas of chemical geothermometers used in this work.

GeothermometerCalculation formulaReference

Chalcedony (no loss of steam)Fournier (1977)
Chalcedony (maximum steam loss)
Quartz (no loss of steam)
Quartz (maximum steam loss)

Na-K-Ca
(when °C) or (when °C)
Fournier (1981)
Na/K

K/MgGiggenbach (1988)