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You can get 'geothermal' waters pretty much anywhere in the world, it only depends on how deep you dig (in some cases this is completely unviable from an econom
by xchaotic 10y ago
You can get 'geothermal' waters pretty much anywhere in the world, it only depends on how deep you dig (in some cases this is completely unviable from an economic point of view)
You can then use the water for heating, extracting minerals, spas, swimming pools etc.
- cjensen 10y agoMost places are wildly uneconomic for geothermal. The Great Basin is composed of Horst and Graben [1] (i.e. Mountain ridges separating basins) geology. H&G happens when the Earth's crust is stretched. The stretching also makes the crust much thinner than normal -- that's why there are tons of cider cones and old lava flows in the Great Basin region. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_and_graben https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_and_graben
- labster 10y agoThe Great Basin is usually described in English as basin and range. It's a part of the is a part of the Basin and Range Province.[1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basin_and_Range_Province https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basin_and_Range_Province