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- Title
Caldelas and Gerês hydrothermal systems (NW Portugal): a comparative study based on geochemical and isotopic signatures.
- Authors
Carreira, Paula M.; Marques, José Manuel; Guerra, Ana; Nunes, Dina; Marques, Jorge Espinha; Teixeira, José; Chaminé, Helder I.
- Abstract
A study based on geochemical and environmental isotope data was performed in two low-temperature hydrothermal systems in NW Portugal (Caldelas and Gerês hydrothermal systems). This study aims to demonstrate the role of integrated hydrogeological tools for developing conceptual models of groundwater circulation. The studied hydrothermal systems are ascribed to groundwater circulation in fractured calc-alkaline/alkaline granitic contexts, responsible for different groundwater geochemical types. Caldelas hydrothermal system is dominated by Ca/Na-HCO3 waters, while at Gerês, the hydrothermal system is characterized by Na-HCO3-type waters. The isotopic signatures indicate that the preferential recharge areas are located at very different altitudes (Caldelas around 171 m a.s.l. and Gerês between 912 and 1118 m a.s.l.). The thermomineral waters issue with a mean temperature of 27 °C (Caldelas) and 43 °C (Gerês). Several geothermometers were used to estimate the reservoir temperature and the corresponding depth reached by the hydrothermal systems. At Caldelas, the mean estimated reservoir temperature was 42 ± 6 °C, using only the chalcedony and K2/Mg geothermometers, which suggests depths around 0.93 km. In the Gerês thermal area, the chalcedony, K2/Mg, and Na/K/Ca (β = 4/3) geothermometers gave a mean estimated reservoir temperature of 96 ± 5 °C, suggesting depths close to 2.8 km. In both case studies, conceptual circulation models are proposed, based on: geological heterogeneities, geochemical and isotopic signatures, mean preferential recharge altitudes, groundwater circulation paths, and mean residence time.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; WATER temperature; CIRCULATION models; HYDROTHERMAL deposits; CONCEPTUAL models; COMPARATIVE studies; GRANITE
- Publication
Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021, Vol 80, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1866-6280
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12665-021-09389-w