Geologic Setting and Preliminary Analysis of the Desert Peak-Brady Geothermal Field, Western Nevada

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 491-494

  Faulds, James E ^a   Garside, Larry J ^a   Johnson, Gary L ^a   Muehlberg, Jessica ^a   Oppliger, Gary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brady; Desert Peak; Faults; Geothermal; Humboldt structural zone; Nevada

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; THERMAL PLUMES;

DESERT PEAK;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 0242497196     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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