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Title An Overview of the Geology and Secondary Mineralogy of the High Temperature Geothermal System in Dixie Valley, Nevada
Authors Waibel, A. F.
Year 1987
Conference Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
Keywords Exploration; Geochemistry; Nevada; Dixie Valley; Geology; Lithology; Seismic; Basalt; Sedimentary; Water Rock Reaction; Faults; Fractures; Quartz; Igneous; Mineralogy
Abstract Lithologic units encountered in the Dixie Valley geothermal field range from Triassic marine sediments to recent basin filing sediments. Structural features affecting the location of the geothermal activity include Mesozoic thrusting, late Tertiary normal faulting and Quaternary to recent normal faulting. The hydrothermal mineral suite is variable, due in part to rock gas reactions.
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