Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5478707 | Geothermics | 2017 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
From the 1950s, extraction of thermal fluids to generate electricity at Wairakei, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, heralded a rapid transformation of surface manifestations at nearby Geyser Valley, 1Â km NW of the power station. Active geysers and hot-springs fed by alkali-chloride waters ceased by 1968, replaced by acidic steam-dominated conditions. Field relationships indicate geothermal features are fault-controlled. Siliceous hot-spring (sinter) deposits represent spring-vent to distal marsh settings. The dominant mineralogy is opal-A, with some minor clay alteration. Some textures show silica dissolution and re-precipitation. Thus, only minor alteration and diagenesis has occurred, with vegetation overgrowing the extinct sinter.
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Authors
Nick Watts-Henwood, Kathleen A. Campbell, Bridget Y. Lynne, Diego M. Guido, Julie V. Rowland, Patrick R.L. Browne,