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Gravimetric and morpho-structural analyses in the superhot geothermal system Los Humeros: an example from central Mexico

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Cornejo-Triviño,  Natalia
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Liotta,  Domenico
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Piccardi,  Luigi
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Brogi,  Andrea
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Kruszewski,  Michal
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Perez-Flores,  M.A
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Carrillo,  Jonathan
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Calcagno,  Philippe
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Sass,  Ingo
4.8 Geoenergy, 4.0 Geosystems, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Schill,  Eva
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Cornejo-Triviño, N., Liotta, D., Piccardi, L., Brogi, A., Kruszewski, M., Perez-Flores, M., Carrillo, J., Calcagno, P., Sass, I., Schill, E. (2024): Gravimetric and morpho-structural analyses in the superhot geothermal system Los Humeros: an example from central Mexico. - Geothermal Energy, 12, 7.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-024-00285-7


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Abstract
The influence of deep and regional geological structures is becoming increasingly important in superhot geothermal systems due to their proximity to the transition between brittleness and ductility. In the Los Humeros geothermal field in Mexico, where subsurface fluids reach temperatures of over 350 °C, the surface structures resulting from the collapse of calderas have so far only been interpreted at the local scale. The aim of this work is to place the recent tectonic and volcano-tectonic geomorphologic evolution and structures in the Los Humeros volcanic area in a regional context. NE- and NW-striking dominant structures resulting from a morpho-structural analysis on a regional scale are confirmed by negative and positive anomalies, respectively, after Butterworth filtering of gravity field data with different wavelengths over a local area of about 1000 km2. By analyzing the slip and dilation trends of the observed directions, we show the relevance of the regional context for reservoir exploration. The magnitudes of the principal stresses we estimate indicate a trans-tensional fault regime, a combination of strike-slip and normal faulting. The structures derived from the gravity and morpho-structural analyses, which are parallel to the maximum horizontal stress, have the highest potential for tensile and shear failure. Therefore, the corresponding negative gravity anomalies could be related to fracture porosity. Consequently, we hypothesize that these structures near the transition between brittleness and ductility control fluid flow in the Los Humeros geothermal field.