Volcanology and Geothermal Energy

  Preface

 expand sectionIntroduction
 expand sectionChapter 1—  Recent Practical Advances in Volcanology
 expand sectionChapter 2—  Pyroclastic Rocks as a Tool to Evaluate Geothermal Systems
 expand sectionChapter 3—  Surface Manifestations of Geothermal Systems
 expand sectionChapter 4—  Calderas and Their Geothermal Systems
 expand sectionChapter 5—  Silicic Domes:  Heat Flow around Small, Evolved Magma Bodies
 expand sectionChapter 6—  Geothermal Systems Associated with Basaltic Volcanoes
 expand sectionChapter 7—  Geothermal Systems in Maturing Composite Cones

 collapse sectionAppendix A—  Field Methods in Volcanic Regions
 expand sectionPreparation for Field Work
 expand sectionEstablishing the Stratigraphic Framework of a Volcanic Field
 collapse sectionLithology and Structure
 expand sectionLava Samples
 collapse sectionPyroclastic Samples
 Field Classification
 Laboratory Analysis
 Granulometric Analysis
 Component Analysis
 Grain Shape and Texture
 Tephra Chemistry and Alteration
 expand sectionStructural Analysis
 expand sectionThe Map
 Three-Dimensional Model from Maps, Cross Sections, and Drillhole Data
 Recommendations and Justification for Drilling
 expand sectionAppendix B—  Volcanic Rock Classifications and Data
  Appendix C—  Notation
 expand sectionAppendix D—  Conversion Factors, Steam Properties, and Conversion of Geothermal Heat to Electricity
 expand sectionAppendix E—  Heat Flow (Two-Dimensional Diffusion Code)
 expand sectionAppendix F—  Core and Drill Cuttings:  Geothermal Well Logs
 expand sectionAppendix G—  Glossary
  References
 expand sectionIndex

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