Cements, Waters, and Scales: An Integrated Study of the Szeged Geothermal Systems (SE Hungary) to Characterize Natural Environmental Conditions of the Thermal Aquifer

Figure 13

Inner structure of the thin carbonate scales. The growth direction is marked by yellow arrows. (a, b) Contact zone between two distinct growth zones, divided by an organic-rich, greenish fluorescent zone (sample G-06). (c) Thin dendritic carbonate scale sampled from the surface of a pump filter (sample G-07). (d) Thin fibrous and bladed carbonate scale sampled from the surface of a pump filter (sample G-08). Abbreviations: PPL = plane polarized light; Fluo = fluorescence.

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