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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Batista-Rodríguez, José Alberto
• Batista-Cruz, Ramón Yosvanis
• Almaguer-Carmenates, Yuri
• López-Saucedo, Felipe de Jesús
• Tolentino-Álvarez, Janet

Titel

Relationship of geothermal surface manifestations with the geology of northeastern Mexico, according to the interpretation of magnetic, gravimetric, and electrical resistivity data

Ist Teil von

• Geothermics, 2024-09, Vol.122, p.103059, Article 103059

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •The principal geological elements related to geothermal manifestations were showed.•The lateral extents of known faults and the possible location of new faults are shown.•Faults are identified as the main conduits of thermal fluids to the surface.•The principal causes of the temperature levels recorded in the fluids are proposed. We present geophysics data analysis from northeastern Mexico in areas with superficial geothermal manifestations. We interpreted magnetic anomalies reduced to the pole, gravimetric anomalies, and 2D electrical resistivity tomography models. The results show that the superficial geothermal manifestations are associated with deep or shallow faults in NW-SE and NE-SW directions. These faults may be the main outlet conduits for thermal fluids to the surface and their dynamic activity may constitute a great heat source for the fluids. This heat can also be associated with the cooling of igneous rocks and the radioactive decay of geological materials.