The Hg geochemistry of a geothermal stream, Steamboat Creek, Nevada: natural vs. anthropogenic influences |
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| Authors: | W B Lyons D M Wayne J J Warwick G A Doyle |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, USA Tel: +1 205 348 5095 · Fax: +1 205 348 0818, US;(2) Chemical and Laser Sciences Divison, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA, US;(3) Hydrologic Sciences Program, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89512-0180, USA, US;(4) Shepherd-Miller, Inc., 3801 Automation Way, Suite 100, Ft. Collins, CO 80525, |
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| Abstract: | A series of water samples from Steamboat Creek, Nevada, was analyzed for total mercury concentrations. Concentrations from
these waters were 40 to 60 times higher than the pristine mountain streams entering the creek. The major source of the mercury
entering Steamboat Creek is probably from gold/silver processing that took place in the 1860s.
Received: 10 March 1997 · Accepted: 2 September 1997 |
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| Keywords: | Mercury Gold mining Steamboat Creek Nevada |
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