Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5779265 | Procedia Earth and Planetary Science | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, the hydrogeological, hydrogeochemical and isotopic signatures of the thermal waters in KuÅadası and surroundings will be presented. In the study area, the basement rocks are impermeable Paleozoic mica schists of the Menderes Massif. The Mesozoic marbles are ascribed either to groundwater aquifers or to thermal waters reservoirs. These rocks are covered by the KuÅadası formation consisting of a sequence of claystones, conglomerates and carbonate rocks. This upper KuÅadası formation plays an important role as cap rocks. The existence of active faults and basic volcanic rocks of Pliocene age points to the existence of high heat flows and geothermal gradients. As a youngest geological formation, the alluvium is a very good aquifer. Nowadays, there is the risk of sea water intrusion into the local groundwaters due to the drop of groundwater table caused by groundwater overexploitation in the study area.
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Authors
Serdar Kapucu, Nevzat Ãzgür, TuÄba Arife ÃalıÅkan, Ibrahim Ibrahim Abubakar,