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Most 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 hap
by cjensen 10y ago
Most 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