Using 34-S as a Tracer of Dissolved Sulfur Species from Springs to Cave Sulfate Deposits in the Cerna Valley, Romania

Creator

Jonathan Sumrall

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Publication Date

March 2009

Type

Thesis

Abstract

Baile Herculane, located in southwestern Romania, is a unique city that exploits its thermal waters. The geology consists of a granitic basement covered by 200 meters of limestone, marl, and flisch deposits. Extreme faulting carries heat ascending from the mantle, which intercepts percolating meteoric waters. Local springs have high concentrations of dissolved sulfide gas and dissolved sulfate. These dissolved species indicate the progression of sulfate reduction in the aquifer.

Institution

University of South Florida

Keywords

Stable isotope, Karst, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Sulfuric acid speleogenesis

Geographic Location

Romania; Baile Herculane (Romania)

Language

English

Identifier

K26-04862

Recommended Citation

Sumrall, Jonathan, "Using 34-S as a Tracer of Dissolved Sulfur Species from Springs to Cave Sulfate Deposits in the Cerna Valley, Romania" (2009). KIP Theses and Dissertations. 22.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_etd/22