Hydrogeochemistry and Direct Use of Hot Springs in Jiangxi Province, SE-China
- Key words
- Hydrogeochemistry, hot springs, direct use, Jiangxi Province, China.
- Location
- Jiangxi Province, China
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2010
- Session
- 28. Direct Use
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 2807
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Abstract
In Jiangxi Province, SE-China, there are 96 hot springs and more than 30 thermal water bore holes. The hot springs occur in rocks of different types and ages all over the region, and have very close relations with geological structures. Most of them are located along NE- and NNE-trending faults. The intersection locations between NE-trending faults and NW-trending faults are very favorable for the formation of the thermal springs. The temperatures of the thermal waters range from 25℃ to 88℃ at the out flow from boreholes or springs. Based on hydrochemical and isotopic studies, the origin and the subsurface temperature of the hot springs in the area are evaluated. The geothermal direct uses such as aquaculture, agriculture, sanatoriums and spas are discussed.
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