Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1742258 | Geothermics | 2015 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
A deep circulating, active hydrothermal system cannot be ruled out in Acoculco although it may be confined to the deep caldera structure by an impermeable cap-rock of silicic and argillic alteration. In this scenario, hydrothermal fluids would reach the surface periodically, when explosive hydrothermal fracturing allowed it. The occurrence of hydrothermal explosion features and of acid-sulfate alteration supports this scenario. Therefore, further exploration by drilling would be advisable in Acoculco.
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Authors
Carles Canet, Berenice Hernández-Cruz, Abigail Jiménez-Franco, Teresa Pi, Berenice Peláez, Ruth E. Villanueva-Estrada, Pura Alfonso, Eduardo González-Partida, Sergio Salinas,