Toward assessing the geothermal potential of the Jemez Mountains volcanic complex: a telluric-magnetotelluric survey
Telluric-magnetotelluric studies were performed in the Jemez Mountains of north-central New Mexico to characterize the total geothermal system of the Valles Caldera and to be integrated with an east-west regional survey supported by the United States Geological Survey. The data from the regional survey indicate that electrically the San Juan Basin to the west of the Jemez Mountains is rather homogeneous in contrast to the eastern side near Las Vegas where the presence of a broad heterogeneous structure is clearly sensed. The data from the Jemez Mountain area are strikingly similar to other Rio Grande rift data and suggest a conducting layer at a depth of approximately 15 km. The telluric data indicate that the hydrothermal system in the area is of a localized nature.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6161353
- Report Number(s):
- LA-7656-MS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DATA
ELECTRICAL SURVEYS
ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEYS
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
Geothermal Legacy
HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS
INFORMATION
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS
MAGNETOTELLURIC SURVEYS
MOUNTAINS
NEW MEXICO
NORTH AMERICA
RIO GRANDE RIFT
SOUTHWEST REGION
TELLURIC SURVEYS
USA