| Title | The Relationship of a Geothermal Reservoir to the Geological Structure of the East Rift of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii |
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| Authors | Furumoto, Augustine S. |
| Year | 1978 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Exploration; USA; Hawaii; Kilauea; Basalt; Seismic; Lithology; Mineralization |
| Abstract | A knowledge of the geological structure of the east rift of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, greatly helped in understanding the hydrothermal process of a geothermal reservoir found there. The source of energy was a hot, broad dike complex at a depth of 2.3 km. The geothermal reservoir is located in a rock layer with fractures caused by tensional stresses. The reservoir was capped by a self sealing process due to filling of fractures by secondary minerals. |