| Title | Fault Intersections and Hybrid Transform Faults in the Southern Salton Trough Geothermal Area, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Authors | Vonder Haar, Stephen; Puente Cruz, Ignacio |
| Year | 1979 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Exploration; Fault Zone; Geologic Maps; Seismic Events; Drilling; Geology; Fault Mapping; Cerro Prieto; Mexico; California; Baja; Salton Trough; Regional Assessment; Convection; Lineament; San Andreas; Imperial; LBL; CFE |
| Abstract | Analysis of 55 wells drilled at the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field and a suite of geological and geophysical studies throughout the southern Salton Trough from the Mexican-United States border to the Gulf of California clarify two concepts important to geothermal development: 1) increased natural convective fluid flow and better permeability should occur at intersecting faults both regionally and within a producing field, and 2) the Cerro Prieto and Imperial faults are best conceived of as hybrid types having features of both San Andreas style wrench faults and oceanic transform faults. |