Evidence for long timescale (>103 years) changes in hydrothermal activity induced by seismic events

Geofluids

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 252-268

  Howald, T ^a   Person, M ^a   Campbell, A ^a   Lueth, V ^b   Hofstra, A ^c   Sweetkind, D ^c   Gable, C W ^d   Banerjee, A ^e   Luijendijk, E ^f   Crossey, L ^g   Karlstrom, K ^g   Kelley, S ^b   Phillips, F M ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault; Hydrothermal; Oxygen isotope; Permeability; Sinter

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULT ZONE; GEYSER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INDUCED SEISMICITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PERMEABILITY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; SINTER; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TIMESCALE;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923190012     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfl.12113     Document Type: Article

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