Morphotectonics of fissure ridge travertines from geothermal areas of Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyoming) and Bridgeport (California)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 548-549, Issue , 2012, Pages 34-48

  De Filippis, Luigi ^a   Billi, Andrea ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Fissure ridge; Fluid pressure; Geothermal field; Travertine

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TECTONICS; ARTESIAN PRESSURE; BRIDGEPORT; CALIFORNIA; FISSURE RIDGE; FLUID DISCHARGE; FLUID PRESSURES; FRACTURE NETWORK; GEOTHERMAL AREAS; LONG AXIS; MORPHOTECTONICS; NORMAL FAULTS; STUDY AREAS; TRAVERTINE; WYOMING;

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HOT SPRINGS; TECTONICS;

LIMESTONE;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FLUID PRESSURE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MORPHOGENESIS; NORMAL FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL SPRING; TRAVERTINE;

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84862147184     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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