Structural controls on geothermal systems in western Turkey: A preliminary report

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 33, Issue , 2009, Pages 334-340

  Faulds, James E ^a   Bouchot, Vincent ^b   Moeck, Inga ^c   Oǧuz, Kerem ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BRGM   (France)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d Salihli Belediyesi (Salitili Municipality)   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Menderes graben; Normal fault; Salitili; Structural controls; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; BASEMENT ROCKS; DETACHMENT FAULT; DILATIONAL JOG; DISCRETE STEP; EURASIA; EXPLORATION MODEL; FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE DENSITY; GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GREAT BASIN; HEAT SOURCES; HELLENIC SUBDUCTION ZONE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; NEO GENES; NORMAL FAULT SYSTEM; NORMAL FAULTS; PRIMARY CONTROL; ROLL BACK; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC SETTINGS; TRANSFER FAULTS; UPPER CRUST;

CONTROL THEORY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; INTERSECTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 77952611294     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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