Model for a Deep Conduit to the Beowawe Geothermal System, Eureka and Lander Counties, Nevada
- Key words
- Exploration; USA; Nevada; Beowawe; Geological Surveys; Mapping; Geochemical Surveys; Hydrothermal Alteration; Geophysical Surveys; Dipole
- Location
- Beowawe, Nevada
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1980
- Session
- Faults; Exploration; Hydrothermal alteration; Geophysical su
- Language
- English
Abstract
A fault set trending N15-35W formed the eastern boundary of a major graben in the Beowawe area in the Late Tertiary. Geologic mapping and dipole-dipole resistivity data suggest that this fault set may have been and continues to be a deep conduit to the Beowawe geothermal system.
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