Continental Rifting--A New Tectonic Model for Geothermal Exploration of the Central Seward Peninsula, Alaska
- Key words
- Exploration; USA; Arkansas; Seward Peninsula; Rift Zone; Landsat; Basalt; Helium
- Location
- Seward Peninsula, Arkansas
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1981
- Session
- Exploration; Tectonics; Soil gas surveys; Geochemical survey
- Language
- English
Abstract
We propose that an interconnected system of late Tertiary to Quaternary rifts and transform faults may extend 250 km across the central Seward Peninsula. This concept may provide a useful model for future geothermal exploration of the area.
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