Initial results of magnetotelluric array surveying at the Dixie Valley geothermal area, with implications for structural controls and hydrothermal alteration

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 27, Issue , 2003, Pages 37-40

  Wannamaker, Philip E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin and Range; Dixie Valley; Geophysics; Hydrothermal alteration; Magnetotellurics

Indexed keywords

DIXIE VALLEY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MAGNETOTELLURIC ARRAYS; TOPOGRAPHIC SCRAPS;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAPS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS; ZONING;

GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 4143094746     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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