Kawu hot spring (Tibet)
Southern Tibet, China
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Mediterranean-Himalayan geothermal belt, along the Indus-Yarlung Zangbo suture. South of the suture, on Cretaceous gneissic monzonitic granite; Na-Cl waters at 84.5 °C, pH 8.5-8.6, reservoir about 245 °C. Site not precisely located: the source gives no coordinates.
δ30Si in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NBS 28
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −0.21 ‰ | 1 | filtered geothermal water (0.45 µm), dissolved silicon KW-3-6, spring surface water, ± 0.11 ‰ (2σ); recalculated initial fluid -0.34 ‰. | Wang et al. (2019), The origin of rare alkali metals in geothermal fluids of southern Tib… | |
| −0.37 ‰ | 1 | reservoir fluid (drill pipe) KW-3-12, sampled directly from a drill pipe: deep-fluid composition before precipitation, ± 0.13 ‰ (2σ). | Wang et al. (2019), The origin of rare alkali metals in geothermal fluids of southern Tib… |
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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Kawu hot spring (Tibet), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/source-chaude-de-kawu-tibet/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
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title = {Kawu hot spring (Tibet), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/source-chaude-de-kawu-tibet/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13