Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of Bursa Thermal Waters in Marmara Region
- Key words
- Bursa, thermal waters, hydrogeochemistry
- Location
- Bursa City, Turkey
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2010
- Session
- 14. Geochemistry
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 1431
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Abstract
Bursa city is rich with ground waters, mineral waters and thermal waters is located in the juxtaposition of West Anatolian Extensional Zone and the southern branch of North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) in north of Turkey. Besides these different tectonic zones, Uludağ massive, which is highest mountain of Western Anatolia, is located in this region.
Thermal waters discharge in the center of city at the north of Uludağ Pluton, the mineral waters reach the surface along Nilüfer creek in a tectonic valley at the south west of the pluton. Cold water springs have been discharged different altitudes from Uludağ to Bursa Plain.
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