Research Article

Hydrogeochemistry, Geothermometry, and Genesis of the Hot Springs in the Simao Basin in Southwestern China

Table 5

Reservoir temperatures considering the mixing effect and the steam loss and cold water mixing proportion of the hot springs in the Simao Basin.

SampleEnthalpy (×4.1868 J/g)SiO2 (mg/L)Reservoir temperature (°C)Cold water mixing proportion (%)
Silica-enthalpy equationSilica-enthalpy graph

S1160.99147.98160.9961.3561.64
S2-1115.2267.38115.2259.2158.96
S2-2152.51128.51152.5167.7268.07
S3-----
S4-1134.9497.23134.9492.6393.38
S4-2161.76150.04161.7693.3693.85
S5194.05236.39194.0590.3989.50
S6-1164.79156.93164.7988.3488.70
S6-2140.56107.06140.5688.4688.99
S7116.4869.04116.4884.2985.00
S8-176.4927.8876.4971.8173.41
S8-2130.1288.66130.1286.3787.02

Note: - indicates no data available.