The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia

Autores
Chiodini, Giovanni; Liccioli, Caterina; Vaselli, Orlando; Calabrese, Sergio; Tassi, Franco; Caliro, Stefano; Caselli, Alberto Tomás; Agusto, Mariano Roberto; D'alessandro, Walter
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2014
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A geochemical survey of the main thermal waters discharging in the southwestern part of the Domuyo volcanic complex (Argentina), where the latest volcanic activity dates to 0.11 Ma, has highlighted the extraordinarily high heat loss from this remote site in Patagonia. The thermal water discharges are mostly Na-Cl in composition and have TDS values up to 3.78 g L− 1 (El Humazo). A simple hydrogeochemical approach shows that 1,100 to 1,300 kg s− 1 of boiling waters, which have been affected by shallow steam separation, flow into the main drainage of the area (Rio Varvarco). A dramatic increase of the most conservative species such as Na, Cl and Li from the Rio Varvarco from upstream to downstream was observed and related solely to the contribution of hydrothermal fluids. The equilibrium temperatures of the discharging thermal fluids, calculated on the basis of the Na-K-Mg geothermometer, are between 190 °C and 230 °C. If we refer to a liquid originally at 220 °C (enthalpy = 944 J g− 1), the thermal energy release can be estimated as high as 1.1 ± 0.2 GW, a value that is much higher than the natural release of heat in other important geothermal fields worldwide, e.g., Mutnovsky (Russia), Wairakei (New Zealand) and Lassen Peak (USA). This value is the second highest measured advective heat flux from any hydrothermal system on Earth after Yellowstone.
Fil: Chiodini, Giovanni. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Liccioli, Caterina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiologia y Geologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Vaselli, Orlando. Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze; Italia
Fil: Calabrese, Sergio. Università di Palermo; Italia
Fil: Tassi, Franco. Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze; Italia
Fil: Caliro, Stefano. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Caselli, Alberto Tomás. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiologia y Geologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Agusto, Mariano Roberto. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: D'alessandro, Walter. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
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Domuyo Volcano
Argentine Patagonia
Geothermal Potential
Water Geochemistry
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spelling The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine PatagoniaChiodini, GiovanniLiccioli, CaterinaVaselli, OrlandoCalabrese, SergioTassi, FrancoCaliro, StefanoCaselli, Alberto TomásAgusto, Mariano RobertoD'alessandro, WalterDomuyo VolcanoArgentine PatagoniaGeothermal PotentialWater Geochemistryhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1A geochemical survey of the main thermal waters discharging in the southwestern part of the Domuyo volcanic complex (Argentina), where the latest volcanic activity dates to 0.11 Ma, has highlighted the extraordinarily high heat loss from this remote site in Patagonia. The thermal water discharges are mostly Na-Cl in composition and have TDS values up to 3.78 g L− 1 (El Humazo). A simple hydrogeochemical approach shows that 1,100 to 1,300 kg s− 1 of boiling waters, which have been affected by shallow steam separation, flow into the main drainage of the area (Rio Varvarco). A dramatic increase of the most conservative species such as Na, Cl and Li from the Rio Varvarco from upstream to downstream was observed and related solely to the contribution of hydrothermal fluids. The equilibrium temperatures of the discharging thermal fluids, calculated on the basis of the Na-K-Mg geothermometer, are between 190 °C and 230 °C. If we refer to a liquid originally at 220 °C (enthalpy = 944 J g− 1), the thermal energy release can be estimated as high as 1.1 ± 0.2 GW, a value that is much higher than the natural release of heat in other important geothermal fields worldwide, e.g., Mutnovsky (Russia), Wairakei (New Zealand) and Lassen Peak (USA). This value is the second highest measured advective heat flux from any hydrothermal system on Earth after Yellowstone.Fil: Chiodini, Giovanni. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; ItaliaFil: Liccioli, Caterina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiologia y Geologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Vaselli, Orlando. Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze; ItaliaFil: Calabrese, Sergio. Università di Palermo; ItaliaFil: Tassi, Franco. Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze; ItaliaFil: Caliro, Stefano. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; ItaliaFil: Caselli, Alberto Tomás. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiologia y Geologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Agusto, Mariano Roberto. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: D'alessandro, Walter. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; ItaliaElsevier Science2014-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/18525Chiodini, Giovanni; Liccioli, Caterina; Vaselli, Orlando; Calabrese, Sergio; Tassi, Franco; et al.; The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia; Elsevier Science; Journal Of Volcanology And Geothermal Research; 274; 3-2014; 71-770377-0273CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.02.006info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377027314000456info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:03:29Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/18525instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:03:30.191CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia
title The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia
spellingShingle The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia
Chiodini, Giovanni
Domuyo Volcano
Argentine Patagonia
Geothermal Potential
Water Geochemistry
title_short The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia
title_full The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia
title_fullStr The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia
title_sort The Domuyo volcanic system: an enormous geothermal resource in Argentine Patagonia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chiodini, Giovanni
Liccioli, Caterina
Vaselli, Orlando
Calabrese, Sergio
Tassi, Franco
Caliro, Stefano
Caselli, Alberto Tomás
Agusto, Mariano Roberto
D'alessandro, Walter
author Chiodini, Giovanni
author_facet Chiodini, Giovanni
Liccioli, Caterina
Vaselli, Orlando
Calabrese, Sergio
Tassi, Franco
Caliro, Stefano
Caselli, Alberto Tomás
Agusto, Mariano Roberto
D'alessandro, Walter
author_role author
author2 Liccioli, Caterina
Vaselli, Orlando
Calabrese, Sergio
Tassi, Franco
Caliro, Stefano
Caselli, Alberto Tomás
Agusto, Mariano Roberto
D'alessandro, Walter
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Domuyo Volcano
Argentine Patagonia
Geothermal Potential
Water Geochemistry
topic Domuyo Volcano
Argentine Patagonia
Geothermal Potential
Water Geochemistry
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv A geochemical survey of the main thermal waters discharging in the southwestern part of the Domuyo volcanic complex (Argentina), where the latest volcanic activity dates to 0.11 Ma, has highlighted the extraordinarily high heat loss from this remote site in Patagonia. The thermal water discharges are mostly Na-Cl in composition and have TDS values up to 3.78 g L− 1 (El Humazo). A simple hydrogeochemical approach shows that 1,100 to 1,300 kg s− 1 of boiling waters, which have been affected by shallow steam separation, flow into the main drainage of the area (Rio Varvarco). A dramatic increase of the most conservative species such as Na, Cl and Li from the Rio Varvarco from upstream to downstream was observed and related solely to the contribution of hydrothermal fluids. The equilibrium temperatures of the discharging thermal fluids, calculated on the basis of the Na-K-Mg geothermometer, are between 190 °C and 230 °C. If we refer to a liquid originally at 220 °C (enthalpy = 944 J g− 1), the thermal energy release can be estimated as high as 1.1 ± 0.2 GW, a value that is much higher than the natural release of heat in other important geothermal fields worldwide, e.g., Mutnovsky (Russia), Wairakei (New Zealand) and Lassen Peak (USA). This value is the second highest measured advective heat flux from any hydrothermal system on Earth after Yellowstone.
Fil: Chiodini, Giovanni. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Liccioli, Caterina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiologia y Geologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Vaselli, Orlando. Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze; Italia
Fil: Calabrese, Sergio. Università di Palermo; Italia
Fil: Tassi, Franco. Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze; Italia
Fil: Caliro, Stefano. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
Fil: Caselli, Alberto Tomás. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Sede Alto Valle. Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiologia y Geologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Agusto, Mariano Roberto. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: D'alessandro, Walter. Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia; Italia
description A geochemical survey of the main thermal waters discharging in the southwestern part of the Domuyo volcanic complex (Argentina), where the latest volcanic activity dates to 0.11 Ma, has highlighted the extraordinarily high heat loss from this remote site in Patagonia. The thermal water discharges are mostly Na-Cl in composition and have TDS values up to 3.78 g L− 1 (El Humazo). A simple hydrogeochemical approach shows that 1,100 to 1,300 kg s− 1 of boiling waters, which have been affected by shallow steam separation, flow into the main drainage of the area (Rio Varvarco). A dramatic increase of the most conservative species such as Na, Cl and Li from the Rio Varvarco from upstream to downstream was observed and related solely to the contribution of hydrothermal fluids. The equilibrium temperatures of the discharging thermal fluids, calculated on the basis of the Na-K-Mg geothermometer, are between 190 °C and 230 °C. If we refer to a liquid originally at 220 °C (enthalpy = 944 J g− 1), the thermal energy release can be estimated as high as 1.1 ± 0.2 GW, a value that is much higher than the natural release of heat in other important geothermal fields worldwide, e.g., Mutnovsky (Russia), Wairakei (New Zealand) and Lassen Peak (USA). This value is the second highest measured advective heat flux from any hydrothermal system on Earth after Yellowstone.
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