| Title | Geothermic Exploration in the Humeros-Derrumbadas Area |
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| Authors | Yanez, Camilo G.; Garcia, Salvador D.; Casique, Jorge V. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Exploratory; Geology; Mexico; Puebla; Vera Cruz; Humeros; Derrumbadas; Caldera; Heat Source; Intrusive; Volcano; Geology; Cinder Cones; Limestone; Solution Covities; Geochemistry; OLADE |
| Abstract | According to the geological, geochemical, mercury tracers and thermometry surveys, the area of Los Humeros Derrumbadas is a good prospect to look for commercial geothermal field. The heat source is probably provided by intrusive igneous rocks which underlie a thick layer of limestone. This limestone constitutes the possible reservoir due to the fractures caused by folding and faulting. The cap rock is made of lacustrine sediments, ignimbrite and pyroclastic rocks, and the shaly sandy soils as well, which cover most of the area. |