Mud Pots and Mud Pools

Depressions filled with hot bubbling mud commonly associated with steaming ground. The mud is mostly made up of clay minerals which form as an alteration product and interaction between acidic condensed steam and rock-forming minerals.

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Word of the Week – Two-Phase Flow

Word of the Week – Two-Phase Flow

Two-Phase Flow A condition that is attained in production wells associated with high temperature (>200°C) geothermal reservoirs, wherein the flowing fluid comprises a mixture of steam...

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Word of the Week – Turbine

Word of the Week – Turbine

Turbine Spinning axle mounted with fan blades that converts a fluid flow stream into mechanical energy. To produce electricity, the mechanical energy from the turbine is connected to a...

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Word of the Week – Unconformity

Word of the Week – Unconformity

Unconformity Geological term that refers to an ancient surface that has been buried and now represents a discontinuity or break between coherent masses of rock or strata.

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