| Abstract |
The Geothermal Chart of Mexico is based on results of geological and geochemical analysys of 1451 thermal sources known until 1999 in Mexico and of their location on the Tectonic Chart of Mexico (Padilla et. al., 1994). The map contains information on temperature of thermal waters, direct heat flow outcropping, major geologic structures and Quaternary volcanoes. All data are registered on proper datasets which are compatible with comercial geographic information systems and data bases computing programs. The thermal waters are placed on major tectonic provinces. Its geological distribution allow to define nine geothermal provinces: East Pacific Rise and San Andreas Fault, Western Sierra Madre, Eastern Sierra Madre, Mexican Volcanic Belt, Gulf Coast Plain, Central America Volcanic Belt, Southern Sierra Madre, Motahua-Polochic, and Bravo River Rift. |