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Structural control on the Southern Andean Nevados de Chillán geothermal system
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WoS WOS:001450413600001
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:105000199370
DOI 10.1016/J.JSG.2025.105380
Año 2025
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Abstract



Detailed structural analysis from representative outcrops is necessary to characterize geothermal reservoir dynamics. Here, we estimate fracture density and intensity, as well as the dimensional properties of individual fault and fracture sets in basement rocks of the Nevados de Chilla<acute accent>n Geothermal System. We identified several important structural features that could be responsible for controlling local fluid flow; the high-angle sinistral Las Trancas Fault as well as a series of low-angle reverse faults within the Las Termas-Olla de Mote Fault system. Most fractures identified strike either NE-SW, NNE-SSW, and NNW-SSE. Analysis of fault-slip data, supported by seismicity, indicates the presence of a main transtensional regime with subhorizontal NE-trending sigma 1. Structures sub-parallel to the present-day local maximum horizontal stress show significant dilation tendencies, whilst NW- SE fractures are less prone to dilation. NE and E-W high angle faults could be primary conduits facilitating the upward migration of hot fluids from reservoirs within crystalline and fractured rocks. The fracture length distribution was analysed using power law, negative exponential, and log-normal distribution. The power law with a scaling exponent of about-3 provides the best fit to the data. This study advances our understanding of the structural control of the geothermal reservoir and its associated fracture-controlled fluid circulation and thereby improves the prospectivity in the region by quantifying the optimum fracture sets for fluid flow.

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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
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Geology
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Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Mura, Valentina - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
2 Arancibia, Gloria - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
3 Browning, John - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
4 Healy, David - UNIV LEEDS - Reino Unido
University of Leeds - Reino Unido
5 Lopez-Contreras, Camila - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
6 Morata, Diego - Universidad de Chile - Chile
7 Maza, Santiago - Universidad de Chile - Chile
8 CARDONA-IDARRAGA, CARLOS EDUARDO Hombre Geol & Min Chilean Serv - Chile
Geological and Mining Chilean Service - Chile

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Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de Los Andes
ANID-Fondecyt
ANID-Beca
ANID-FONDECYT (Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico) Project
Agust Gudmundsson

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The financial support was provided by ANID-FONDECYT (Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico) Project No.1220729.
We thank the editor Fabrizio Agosta as well as Agust Gudmundsson and an anonymous reviewer for reviews that helped improve the paper. This work is funded by the ANID-FONDECYT Project No.1220729 and is a contribution to the Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de los Andes (CEGA). V.M.\u2019s Ph.D. was supported by ANID-Beca Doctorado Nacional No. 21210890. We thank Flavia Rojas, Javier Espinosa-Leal, Camila Pineda and Isa Oyarzo-C\u00E9spedes for help in the fieldwork and discussions that improved this manuscript. Thanks also to Matteo Lupi for sharing their dataset.
The financial support was provided by ANID-FONDECYT (Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cient\u00EDfico y Tecnol\u00F3gico) Project No.1220729.
We thank the editor Fabrizio Agosta as well as Agust Gudmundsson and an anonymous reviewer for reviews that helped improve the paper. This work is funded by the ANID-FONDECYT Project No.1220729 and is a contribution to the Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de los Andes (CEGA). V.M.\u2019s Ph.D. was supported by ANID-Beca Doctorado Nacional No. 21210890. We thank Flavia Rojas, Javier Espinosa-Leal, Camila Pineda and Isa Oyarzo for help in the fieldwork and discussions that improved this manuscript. Thanks also to Matteo Lupi for sharing their dataset.

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