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Geophysical methods in geothermal prospecting in New Zealand

  • Première Partie Communications Lues Au « International Symposium On Volcanology » (Nouvelle-Zélande, Du 22 Nov. À 3 Déc. 1965)
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The electrical resistivity method appears to be the most appropriate method of delineating geothermal waters in the New Zealand Volcanic Region. The early concept of structural control of heat loss (within reasonable drilling distance from the surface) appears invalid except in isolated instances. The prospecting methods used to delineate structure have failed to prove profitable in discovering heat sources.

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  1. Geophysical Survey, Geophysics Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand

    T. Hatherton, W. J. P. Macdonald & G. E. K. Thompson

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  1. T. Hatherton
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Paper read at the IAV International Symposium on Volcanology (New Zealand), scientific session of Nov. 29, 1965.

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Hatherton, T., Macdonald, W.J.P. & Thompson, G.E.K. Geophysical methods in geothermal prospecting in New Zealand. Bull Volcanol 29, 485–497 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02597171

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