@article{69a24fd9b281464cbd741db6d8516a21,
title = "Magmatic-like fluid source of the Chingshui geothermal field, NE Taiwan evidenced by carbonate clumped-isotope paleothermometry",
abstract = "The Chingshui geothermal field, a moderate-temperature and water-dominated hydrothermal system, was the site of the first geothermal power plant in Taiwan. Many geological, geophysical and geochemical studies using more than 21 drilled wells have been performed since the 1960s. However, there are still controversies regarding the heat and fluid sources due to the tectonically complicated geological setting. To clarify the heat and fluid sources, we analyzed clumped isotopes with carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions of calcite scaling in geothermal wells and veins on outcrops and calculated the δ18O values of the source fluids. Two populations of δ18O values were calculated: −5.8 ± 0.8‰ VSMOW from scaling in the well and −1.0 ± 1.6‰ to 10.0 ± 1.3‰ VSMOW from outcropping calcite veins, indicative of meteoric and magmatic fluid sources, respectively. Meanwhile, two hydrothermal reservoirs at different depths have been identified by magnetotelluric (MT) imaging with micro-seismicity underneath this area. As a result, we propose a two-reservoir model: the shallow reservoir provides fluids from meteoric water for the scaling sampled from wells, whereas the deep reservoir provides magmatic fluids from deep marble decarbonization recorded in outcropping calcite veins.",
keywords = "Calcite veins, Chingshui geothermal field, Clumped isotopes, Magmatic fluid",
author = "Lu, {Yi Chia} and Song, {Sheng Rong} and Wang, {Pei Ling} and Wu, {Chung Che} and Mii, {Horng Sheng} and John MacDonald and Shen, {Chuan Chou} and John, {C{\'e}dric M.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan, under the grants of NSC 102-3113-P-002-031, MOST 103-3113-M-002-001, MOST 104-3113-M-002-001, and MOST 105-3113-M-002-001. Thanks to the Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) for providing the scaling samples from wells IC-13 and IC-19. The authors are also grateful to the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) for offering a machine for X-ray diffraction analyses. The work of U-Th dating was supported by grants from MOST, (104-2119-M-002-003, 105-2119-M-002-001 to C.-C.S.) and the National Taiwan University (105R7625 to C.-C.S.), Taiwan. Funding Information: This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan, under the grants of NSC 102-3113-P-002-031, MOST 103-3113-M-002-001, MOST 104-3113-M-002-001, and MOST 105-3113-M-002-001. Thanks to the Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) for providing the scaling samples from wells IC-13 and IC-19. The authors are also grateful to the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) for offering a machine for X-ray diffraction analyses. The work of U-Th dating was supported by grants from MOST , ( 104-2119-M-002-003 , 105-2119-M-002-001 to C.-C.S.) and the National Taiwan University ( 105R7625 to C.-C.S.), Taiwan. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2017",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.03.004",
language = "English",
volume = "149",
pages = "124--133",
journal = "Journal of Asian Earth Sciences",
issn = "1367-9120",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}