Tectonic controls on magmatism in the Geysers-Clear Lake region: Evidence from new geophysical models

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1193-1207

  Stanley, William D ^a   Benz, Harley M ^a   Walters, Mark A ^b   Villasenor, Antonio ^a   Rodriguez, Brian D ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CalEnergy Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEYSERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LAKES; MAGNETOTELLURICS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TOMOGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; MAGNETOTELLURIC DATA; REGIONAL VELOCITY MODEL; SEISMICITY PATTERN; SILICIC MAGMA CHAMBERS; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTRASTS;

VELOCITY;

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMATISM; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TECTONICS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879886636     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1998)110<1193:TCOMIT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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