Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-125-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-125-2020
Research article
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23 Jan 2020
Research article |  | 23 Jan 2020

Anatomy of the magmatic plumbing system of Los Humeros Caldera (Mexico): implications for geothermal systems

Federico Lucci, Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez, Federico Rossetti, Thomas Theye, John Charles White, Stefano Urbani, Hossein Azizi, Yoshihiro Asahara, and Guido Giordano

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AR by Federico Lucci on behalf of the Authors (09 Oct 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (14 Oct 2019) by Johan Lissenberg
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ED: Publish as is (07 Dec 2019) by Johan Lissenberg
ED: Publish as is (09 Dec 2019) by Joachim Gottsmann (Executive editor)
AR by Federico Lucci on behalf of the Authors (13 Dec 2019)
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Understanding the anatomy of active magmatic plumbing systems is essential to define the heat source(s) feeding geothermal fields. Mineral-melt thermobarometry and fractional crystallization (FC) models were applied to Quaternary volcanic products of the Los Humeros Caldera (Mexico). Results point to a magmatic system controlled by FC processes and made of magma transport and storage layers within the crust, with significant implications on structure and longevity of the geothermal reservoir.