Geochemical Prospection of the Chapala Ciénega at Michoacán State
| Autor: | Ernesto Mendez Ruiz, Francisco García Ávalos, Iván Vera Romero, Francisco Gabriel Montes Ayala, Ignacio Moreno Nava, José Martínez Reyes, Melitón Estrada Jaramillo, Agustina Ortiz Soriano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Geosciences. :1007-1011 |
| ISSN: | 2156-8367 2156-8359 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/ijg.2014.59086 |
| Popis: | The geochemical prospection as a branch of Applied Geochemistry or “Geochemistry of the Landscape” studies the spatial and temporal location of geochemical anomalies in order to locate geological resources of economic value. The Cienega de Chapala zone in Michoacan is located east of the Citala rift hosting a geological system that leads to regional hydrothermal activity, mainly the Pajacuaran and Ixtlan failures. The regional geothermics include a superficial hydrothermalism consisting of springs and wells of hot water with temperatures between 48°C and 94°C in Ixtlan de los Hervores and mud volcanoes in the water with temperatures between 48°C and 94°C in Ixtlan de los Hervores and mud volcanoes in the Los Negritos. The waters and gases of these hydrothermal manifestations have physicochemical characteristics that indicate the presence of geothermal fluids. To search for possible presence of minerals of economic value, a study of elemental chemical analysis was performed by scanning electron microscopy in samples of rock of the sierra de Pajacuaran, the result of the analysis is clearly abnormal values which may be indicative a geochemical anomaly as well as the possible presence of minerals of economic value in the region. Given the above, the area of the Cienega de Chapala in Michoacan is a zone where work can be continued both geothermal and mineralogical exploration by conventional techniques or even totally innovative technologies. |
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