| Title | Geoelectrical Studies near Springerville, Arizona |
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| Authors | Young, Charles T. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Exploration; Geophysics; Regional; USA; Arizona; Geology; DC Resistivity; Geochemistry; NMSU; USGS; Arizona Bureau of Geology |
| Abstract | Evaluation of geothermal potential of lands near Springerville was conducted with d.c. resistivity and telluric current measurements. Geological, geochemical and geophysical evidence suggest a possible geothermal resource in the study area. We found: 1) low d.c. resistivity values associated with known high total dissolved solids values north and south of Springerville; 2) a low d.c. resistivity zone near Greer, Arizona, that does not show up in the TDS data. This could be a deep high TDS or hot water zone; 3) a telluric current low southwest of Springerville near a Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) magnetotelluric site, where conductive material is anomalously close to the earth's surface. The LASL station is on the edge of the telluric current low; both coincide roughly with a several hundred square kilometer gravity low. The region could be hot rock affecting deep circulating groundwater which id detected as high TDS values to the north. |