This paper aims at sharing 3D geological models that were constructed at different scales in two Mexican geothermal areas as part of the European-Mexican GEMex project. The project was devoted to investigate superhot resources in Los Humeros and enhanced geothermal systems in Acoculco, both areas located in eastern Mexico. To build confidence in the resultant datasets and to potentially inform the development of models in similar contexts, the methodology is also described. The models integrate the main geological and geothermal features of the study areas and served as a framework for subsequent calculations and simulations. Preliminary models were based on data available at the beginning of the project, and were updated several times as new geological, geochemical, and geophysical field-data were obtained. The construction of the geomodels was performed in a collaborative and interdisciplinary way, using an existing software, and ultimately enabled a consensus interpretation and representation to be reached by the several disciplinary experts involved.
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December 2023
Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
Compared to normal arc-related volcanic eruptions, the formation of a volcanic caldera is a relatively atypical event. During caldera formation a series of large volumes of magma are erupted, reducing the structural support for the rock above the magma chamber and creating a large depression at the surface called caldera. Los Humeros volcanic field (LHVF) represents one of the largest volcanic calderas in Mexico.
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June 2022
Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Pisa, Italy.
This paper aims at sharing 3D geological models that were constructed at different scales in two Mexican geothermal areas as part of the European-Mexican GEMex project. The project was devoted to investigate superhot resources in Los Humeros and enhanced geothermal systems in Acoculco, both areas located in eastern Mexico. To build confidence in the resultant datasets and to potentially inform the development of models in similar contexts, the methodology is also described.
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September 2021
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, Telegrafenberg, 14473, Potsdam, Germany.
Carbon dioxide is the most abundant, non-condensable gas in volcanic systems, released into the atmosphere through either diffuse or advective fluid flow. The emission of substantial amounts of CO at Earth's surface is not only controlled by volcanic plumes during periods of eruptive activity or fumaroles, but also by soil degassing along permeable structures in the subsurface. Monitoring of these processes is of utmost importance for volcanic hazard analyses, and is also relevant for managing geothermal resources.
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July 2012
Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH, USA.
Numerous volcanoes, hot springs, fumaroles, and geothermal wells occur in the Pacific region of Latin America. These systems are characterized by high As concentrations and other typical geothermal elements such as Li and B. This paper presents a review of the available data on As concentrations in geothermal systems and their surficial discharges and As data on volcanic gases of Latin America.
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November 2010
Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas, Gerencia de Geotermia, 62490 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
The lack of chemical similarity between thermal fluids in geothermal and petroleum reservoirs in Mexico indicates a distinct origin for arsenic in both types of reservoirs. Deep fluids from geothermal reservoirs along the Transmexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB) are characterized by elevated arsenic concentrations, within a range between 1 and 100 mg L(-1) at a depth from 600 to 3000 m b.s.
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