Valles caldera region, New Mexico, and the emerging continental scientific drilling program

Journal Article · Fri Jun 10 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · J. Geophys. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JB093iB06p05997· OSTI ID:7050055

Goff, F; Gardner, J N

Valles caldera is best known in recent years as an excellent example of a resurgent caldera and as the site of a high-temperature geothermal system. However, Valles caldera and the surrounding Jemez Mountains volcanic field possess a rich history of geologic research that dates back to the late 1880s. Through the years, the research focus has changed as different economic and scientific factors have exerted their influence. Early work emphasized mining activity, while modern work has stressed volcanology and, later, geothermal development. Only in the last 5 years has it been possible to view the region as a dynamic, integrated magma-hydrothermal system having a complex evolution lasting more than 13 m.y.

• Research Organization: Earth and Space Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico
• OSTI ID: 7050055
• Journal Information: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States), Vol. 93:B6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
DRILLING
NEW MEXICO
CALDERAS
GEOLOGIC SURVEYS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
MAGMA
VOLCANIC REGIONS
FEDERAL REGION VI
NORTH AMERICA
SURVEYS
USA
150201* - Geology & Hydrology of Geothermal Systems- USA- (-1989)