Structure and activity of the geothermal field of Hvalfjörour (Iceland) from brittle tectonic, geothermal and paleostress analysis

• Published in: Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
• Main Authors: Bergerat, Françoise, Saemundsson, Kristjan, Fourel, Loïc, Angelier, Jacques
• Other Authors: Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (iSTeP), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Iceland GeoSurvey (ISOR ), Géoazur (GEOAZUR 6526), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2013
• Subjects: [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Hvalfjörður; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-01452861; https://doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.184.4-5.451

International audience This paper presents the results of brittle tectonic, palaeostress inversion, and hydrothermal mineralisation studies of the Hvalfjörður low-temperature geothermal field in Southwest Iceland. This geothermal field (including two pronounced thermal anomalies) is located in the h...