BORON DEPOSITION IN GEOTHERMAL WELLS OF COPAHUE, ARGENTINA
- Key words
- Copahue, Argentina
- Location
- Copahue, Argentina
- Conference
- Stanford Geothermal Workshop
- Year
- 2001
- Session
- Geochemistry
- Language
- English
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Abstract
Deposition of boric acid, sassolite, in the pipes of geothermal wells of the Copahue field is described. This mineral was studied by means of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The corrosive effects on wells and the pollution problems of this material on the environment arising from the utilization of the geothermal resource are analyzed. .
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