NDLI: $87Sr/^{86}$Sr Ratios and Atmospheric Noble Gases in Theistareykir Geothermal Fluids: A Record of Glacial Water

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$87Sr/^{86}$Sr Ratios and Atmospheric Noble Gases in Theistareykir Geothermal Fluids: A Record of Glacial Water

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Author	Sigurðardóttir, Ásgerður K. Pinti, Daniele Luigi Haut-Labourdette, Marie Poirier, André Saby, Marion van Hinsberg, Vincent J. Berlo, Kim Castro, Maria Clara Gautason, Bjarni
Copyright Year	2022
Description	The determination of the current and past recharge sources, as well as the reconstruction of the timing of the recharge in geothermal reservoirs, is required in order to correctly assess the resource potential of these systems. Theistareykir is a newly developed geothermal field close to the well-known exploited fields of Krafla and Námafjall in NE Iceland. In this study, the$ ^{87}Sr/^{86}$Sr ratios measured in deep geothermal fluids are presented and, together with the Cl and noble gas signatures, are used to place constraints on the fluid sources. The Cl/Sr and$ ^{87}Sr/^{86}$Sr ratios show a peculiar and unique composition among Icelandic geothermal fluids. The$ ^{87}Sr/^{86}$Sr ratios range from 0.70355 to 0.70671, suggesting the presence of a significant seawater component—possibly marine aerosols added to rain or snowfall—as well as an additional source of Sr leached from local basalts. Moreover, a correlation between the atmospheric noble gas (ANGs) elemental ratios Ne/Ar, Kr/Ar and Xe/Ar, and the$ ^{87}Sr/^{86}$Sr ratios is observed. The latter results from the mixing of meteoric water with Sr leached from local basalts, meteoric water containing unrelated Sr from seawater, and recharge water with ANGs derived from trapped air bubbles in snow. We suggest that the combined ANGs and Sr seawater signatures are representative of a glacial water source derived from the melting of compacting snow.
Starting Page	119
e-ISSN	20763263
DOI	10.3390/geosciences12030119
Journal	Geosciences
Issue Number	3
Volume Number	12
Language	English
Publisher	MDPI
Publisher Date	2022-03-04
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Geosciences Geochemistry and Geophysics Geology 87sr/86sr Atmospheric Noble Gases Geothermal Fluids Seawater Glacial Water Theistareykir Iceland
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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