Soil Sampling At Chena Geothermal Area (Kolker, 2008)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Soil Sampling At Chena Geothermal Area (Kolker, 2008)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Chena Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Soil Sampling
Activity Date	1979 - 1980
Usefulness	useful
DOE-funding	Unknown

Exploration Basis

Geochemical studies through the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute.

Notes

Mercury soil sampling correlated with the measured thermal anomaly (Biggar 1973) in the vicinity of the springs. However, the measurements in the greater Chena Pluton region were highly variable.

References

• Amanda M. Kolker (2008) Geologic Setting of the Central Alaskan Hot Springs Belt: Implications for Geothermal Resource Capacity and Sustainable Energy Production