Fracture analysis, hydrothermal mineralization and fluid pathways in the Neogene Geitafell central volcano: insights for the Krafla active geothermal system, Iceland

• Published in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• Main Authors: Liotta, Domenico, Brogi, Andrea, Ruggieri, Giovanni, Rimondi, Valentina, Zucchi, Martina, Helgadóttir, Helga Margrét, Montegrossi, Giordano, Friðleifsson, Guðmundur Ómar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Fluid inclusion; Fluid pathway; Fossil geothermal system; Fracture analysi; Iceland; Krafla geothermal area; Mineralized basalt; Geophysic; Geochemistry and Petrology; Krafla
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11586/228275; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.11.023; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03770273

Studies on hydrothermal fluids circulation and tectonic structures improve the geothermal exploration and exploitation in Iceland. In this paper we present the results of an integrated study (structural, kinematic, fluid inclusions analyses) carried out on a fossil and exhumed geothermal system at G...