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Classical and new geochemical thermometers were tested in the thermal waters of the Plombières system. Twenty five springs, coming out of the cracks of a granitic body at different temperatures, were sampled and analyzed during three years. These waters are of surface origin and are mixed from three reservoirs: (i) a surface reservoir, cold, not polluted, (ii) a surface reservoir, cold and slightly polluted and (iii) a deep and hot reservoir. The direct use of the different geochemical thermometers fails and geochemistry of the system should be interpreted in terms of a mixing model. With the aid of this model, the temperature of the hot reservoir is estimated to be 140°C.
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Bittencourt, A., Fritz, B., Tardy, Y. (1980). Refinements in the use of Chemical Geothermometers Application to the Plombieres System (France). In: Strub, A.S., Ungemach, P. (eds) Advances in European Geothermal Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9059-3_29
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