Geothermometry Data for the Great Basin as of 2001
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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Coolbaugh, M.F., Taranik, J.V.
Originator: Raines, G.L.
Originator: Shevanell, L.A.
Originator: Sawatzky, D.L., Minor, T., Bedell, R.
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: Geothermometry Data for the Great Basin as of 2001
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reno, NV
Publisher: Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
Other_Citation_Details:
Reference for this shapefile: Coolbaugh, M.F., Taranik,
J.V., Raines, G.L., Shevenell, L.A., Sawatzky, D.L., Minor,T.B., and Bedell, R., 2002, A geothermal GIS for Nevada:
defining regional controls and favorable exploration
terrains for extensional geothermal systems; Proceedings,
Annual Meeting, Reno, NV., Sept. 22-25, 2002, Geothermal
Resources Council Transactions, v. 26, p. 485-490.
Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.unr.edu/Geothermal
Larger_Work_Citation:
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Description:
Abstract:
This is a specialized, reduced set of geochemical data on
hot springs and geothermal systems of Nevada designed to be
used for spatial statistical analysis. This data set has
been used to assess correlations between geothermal systems
in Nevada and geological, geochemical, and geophysical
phenomena. One of the more distinctive features of this
data set is the fact that no two data points lie less than
10 kilometers from each other. This restriction was imposed
in order to minimize distortions in statistics when large
numbers of individual spring or well analyses exist for a
single “geothermal system”.
Purpose:
For geothermal exploration.
Supplemental_Information:
Selection Criteria:
This shapefile contains all geothermal systems in Nevada
that fit the following restrictive criteria:
1) Unless measured temperatures were ³ 100 °C, no
geothermal system was included if geothermometer estimates
were not available.
2) A minimum distance of 10 km between geothermal systems
was required. Higher temperature systems had preference
over lower temperature systems where two candidates
occurred less than 10 km apart.
3) Oil wells greater than 500 meters in depth were not
used, because in many of them, temperatures don’t
appreciably exceed the regional gradient.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:
Ending_Date:
Currentness_Reference:
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.5217
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -110.7299
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.7706
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.0047
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Geothermal
Theme_Keyword: Geochemistry
Theme_Keyword: Geothermometer
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Great Basin
Place_Keyword: Arizona
Place_Keyword: California
Place_Keyword: Idaho
Place_Keyword: Nevada
Place_Keyword: Oregon
Place_Keyword: Utah
Place_Keyword: Wyoming
Access_Constraints:
Use_Constraints:
This spatial information was derived from a variety of sources. Care was taken
in the creation of these themes, but they are provided "as is". The Great Basin
Center for Geothermal Energy, the University of Nevada, Reno or any of the data
providers cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional
accuracy in the digital data or underlying records. There are no warranties,
expressed or implied, accompanying this data set.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
Contact_Person: Richard Zehner
Contact_Position: Research Scientist, Assistant GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: MS 172, University of Nevada Reno
City: Reno
State_or_Province: NV
Postal_Code: 89557
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-7055
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 775-327-5801
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zehner@unr.edu
Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ArcView version 3.3 shapefile format
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Completeness_Report:
Selection Criteria:
This shapefile contains all geothermal systems in Nevada
that fit the following restrictive criteria:
1) Unless measured temperatures were ³ 100 °C, no
geothermal system was included if geothermometer estimates
were not available.
2) A minimum distance of 10 km between geothermal systems
was required. Higher temperature systems had preference
over lower temperature systems where two candidates
occurred less than 10 km apart.
3) Oil wells greater than 500 meters in depth were not
used, because in many of them, temperatures don’t
appreciably exceed the regional gradient.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Unknown.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Coolbaugh, M.F., Taranik, J.V.
Originator: Raines, G.L.
Originator: Shevanell, L.A.
Originator: Sawatzky, D.L., Minor, T., Bedell, R.
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reno, NV
Publisher: Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
Other_Citation_Details:
Reference for this shapefile: Coolbaugh, M.F., Taranik,
J.V., Raines, G.L., Shevenell, L.A., Sawatzky, D.L., Minor,
T.B., and Bedell, R., 2002, A geothermal GIS for Nevada:
defining regional controls and favorable exploration
terrains for extensional geothermal systems; Proceedings,
Annual Meeting, Reno, NV., Sept. 22-25, 2002, Geothermal
Resources Council Transactions, v. 26, p. 485-490.
Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.unr.edu/Geothermal
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Citation_Information:
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Range_of_Dates/Times:
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Ending_Date:
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution:
Sources of Data:
Geothermal systems and hot springs:
Blackett, R. and Wakefield, S., 2002, Geothermal Resources
of Utah: Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 397
Blackwell, D., 1983, SMU geothermal web site:
http: HTTP://www.smu.edu/geothermal/.
Garside, L., 1994, Nevada low-temperature geothermal
resource assessment: 1994: Nevada Bureau of Mines and
Geology, Open File Report 94-2.
Geo-Heat Center, 2002, Geo-Heat Center State Geothermal
Databases: Oregon Institute of Technology, 3201 Campus
Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601; http: HTTP://geoheat.oit.edu
Geothermal Resources of California, 1980, California
Geologic Data Map Series Map No. 4 (DOE funded)
Geothermal
Resources of Idaho, 1980, Idaho Department of Water
Resources Water Information Bulletin No. 30, Plate 1 (DOE
funded)
Geothermal
Resources of Oregon, 1982, Oregon Department of Geology and
Mineral Industries (DOE funded)
Geothermal
Resources of Utah, 1980, Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
(DOE funded) Shevenell,
L., Garside, L.J., and Hess, R.H., 2000, Nevada Geothermal
Resources: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Map 126.
Geothermometry: L., 1994, Nevada low-temperature geothermal
resource assessment: 1994: Nevada Bureau of Mines and
Geology, Open File Report 94-2.
Mariner, R.H., Presser, T.S., and Evans, W.C., 1983,
Geochemistry of active geothermal systems in the northern
Basin and Range province: Geothermal Resources Council,
Special Report No. 13, p. 95-119.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Selection Criteria:
This shapefile contains all geothermal systems in Nevada
that fit the following restrictive criteria:
1) Unless measured temperatures were ³ 100 °C, no
geothermal system was included if geothermometer estimates
were not available.
2) A minimum distance of 10 km between geothermal systems
was required. Higher temperature systems had preference
over lower temperature systems where two candidates
occurred less than 10 km apart.
3) Oil wells greater than 500 meters in depth were not
used, because in many of them, temperatures don’t
appreciably exceed the regional gradient.
Methods of calculating the Na-K-Ca-Mg and SiO2
geothermometers are the same as those used by Mariner et
al. (1983)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Date: March 15, 2005
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
Contact_Person: Richard Zehner
Contact_Position: Research Scientist, Assistant GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: MS 172, University of Nevada Reno
City: Reno
State_or_Province: NV
Postal_Code: 89557
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-7055
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 775-327-5801
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zehner@unr.edu
Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5
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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1588
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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 33.000000
Standard_Parallel: 45.000000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -117.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Standard_Parallel: 33.000000
Standard_Parallel: 45.000000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -117.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
Ordinate_Resolution:
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Description of fields in the attribute table database:
Id: identification number
Name: name of geothermal system or hot springs
State: state of location
Type: type of energy produced, if any
Source: first or principal reference
County: county of location
Name_2: secondary name the geothermal system may be known
by
Class_4: Classed according to maximum temperature
(Max_temp): ³ 160°C = high, 100-159°C = medium, 70-99°C =
low, 37-69°C = warm.
Mw_e: Megawatts of electric power generating capacity
Max_meas_t: Maximum measured temperature (°C)
Geotherm_t: Average of silica and Na-K-Ca-Mg geothermometer
temperature estimates (°C). Methods of calculating the
Na-K-Ca-Mg and SiO2 geothermometers are the same as those
used by Mariner et al. (1983, see below).
Max_temp: Greater of maximum measured temperature
(Max_meas_t) and geothermometer estimated temperature
(Geotherm_t) (°C).
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
Contact_Person: Richard Zehner
Contact_Position: Research Scientist, Assistant GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: MS 172, University of Nevada Reno
City: Reno
State_or_Province: NV
Postal_Code: 89557
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-7055
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 775-327-5801
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zehner@unr.edu
Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5
Resource_Description:
Distribution_Liability:
This spatial information was derived from a variety of sources. Care was taken
in the creation of these themes, but they are provided "as is". The Great Basin
Center for Geothermal Energy, the University of Nevada, Reno or any of the data
providers cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional
accuracy in the digital data or underlying records. There are no warranties,
expressed or implied, accompanying this data set.
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Metadata_Date: March 28, 2005
Metadata_Review_Date:
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
Contact_Person: Richard Zehner
Contact_Position: Research Scientist, Assistant GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: MS 172, University of Nevada Reno
City: Reno
State_or_Province: NV
Postal_Code: 89557
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-7055
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 775-327-5801
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zehner@unr.edu
Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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