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Geological Map of the Tocomar Basin (Puna Plateau, NW Argentina). Implication for the Geothermal System Investigation

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  • Rubén Filipovich

    (Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO, UNSa-CONICET), Av. 9 de Julio 14, A4405BBA Salta, Argentina)

  • Walter Báez

    (Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO, UNSa-CONICET), Av. 9 de Julio 14, A4405BBA Salta, Argentina)

  • Gianluca Groppelli

    (CNR Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, sezione di Milano, Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milan, Italy)

  • Florencia Ahumada

    (Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO, UNSa-CONICET), Av. 9 de Julio 14, A4405BBA Salta, Argentina)

  • Luca Aldega

    (Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Raúl Becchio

    (Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO, UNSa-CONICET), Av. 9 de Julio 14, A4405BBA Salta, Argentina)

  • Gabriele Berardi

    (Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Largo S. L. Murialdo 1, 00146 Rome, Italy)

  • Sabina Bigi

    (Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Chiara Caricchi

    (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, 00143 Rome, Italy)

  • Agostina Chiodi

    (Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO, UNSa-CONICET), Av. 9 de Julio 14, A4405BBA Salta, Argentina)

  • Sveva Corrado

    (Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Largo S. L. Murialdo 1, 00146 Rome, Italy)

  • Gianfilippo De Astis

    (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, 00143 Rome, Italy)

  • Arnaldo A. De Benedetti

    (Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Largo S. L. Murialdo 1, 00146 Rome, Italy)

  • Chiara Invernizzi

    (Scuola di Scienze e Tecnologia—Sezione di Geologia, Università di Camerino, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Italy)

  • Gianluca Norini

    (CNR Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, sezione di Milano, Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milan, Italy)

  • Michele Soligo

    (Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Largo S. L. Murialdo 1, 00146 Rome, Italy)

  • Sara Taviani

    (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy)

  • José G. Viramonte

    (Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO, UNSa-CONICET), Av. 9 de Julio 14, A4405BBA Salta, Argentina)

  • Guido Giordano

    (CNR Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, sezione di Milano, Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milan, Italy
    Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Largo S. L. Murialdo 1, 00146 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed geological map at the 1:20,000 scale of the Tocomar basin in the Central Puna (north-western Argentina), which extends over an area of about 80 km 2 and displays the spatial distribution of the Quaternary deposits and the structures that cover the Ordovician basement and the Tertiary sedimentary and volcanic units. The new dataset includes litho-facies descriptions, stratigraphic and structural data and new 234 U/ 230 Th ages for travertine rocks. The new reconstructed stratigraphic framework, along with the structural analysis, has revealed the complex evolution of a small extensional basin including a period of prolonged volcanic activity with different eruptive centres and styles. The geological map improves the knowledge of the geology of the Tocomar basin and the local interplay between orogen-parallel thrusts and orogen-oblique fault systems. This contribution represents a fundamental support for in depth research and also for encouraging geothermal exploration and exploitation in the Puna Plateau region.

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  • Rubén Filipovich & Walter Báez & Gianluca Groppelli & Florencia Ahumada & Luca Aldega & Raúl Becchio & Gabriele Berardi & Sabina Bigi & Chiara Caricchi & Agostina Chiodi & Sveva Corrado & Gianfilippo , 2020. "Geological Map of the Tocomar Basin (Puna Plateau, NW Argentina). Implication for the Geothermal System Investigation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-19, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:20:p:5492-:d:431799
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    1. Stefano Mazzoli, 2022. "Geothermal Energy and Structural Geology," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-3, October.

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