 | Fernandez-Turiel, J.L., Garcia-Valles, M., Gimeno-Torrente, D., Saavedra-Alonso, J., Martinez-Manent, S. (2005) The hot spring and geyser sinters of El Tatio, Northern Chile. Sedimentary Geology, 180 (3) 125-147 doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.07.005 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The hot spring and geyser sinters of El Tatio, Northern Chile J.L. Fernandez-Turiel a,*, M. Garcia-Valles...siliceous sinter deposits of El Tatio geothermal field in northern Chile have been examined petrographically...water temperature = 70–86 8C (boiling point at El Tatio: 4200 m a.s.l.); coarse laminated sinter macrostructure...and diatoms (e.g., Synedra sp.) are abundant. El Tatio is a natural laboratory of great interest because...Keywords: Sinter; Opal; Cyanobacteria; Diatom; Geothermal system; Chile * Corresponding author. E-mail address: |  | Rodgers, K. A., Greatrex, R., Hyland, M., Simmons, S. F., Browne, P. R. L. (2002) A modern, evaporitic occurrence of teruggite, Ca4MgB12As2O28.18H2O, and nobleite, CaB6O10.4H2O, from the El Tatio geothermal field, Antofagasta Province, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine, 66 (2) 253-259 doi:10.1180/0026461026620026 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CaB6O10.4H2O, from the El Tatio geothermal field, Antofagasta Province, Chile K. A. RODGERS1,{, R. GREATREX1...Auckland, Private Bag 92019 Auckland, New Zealand 3 Geothermal Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag...high-temperature El Tatio geothermal field of Chile. Other minerals present include halite, which is present...none of the minerals associated with teruggite at El Tatio has been reported from other occurrences of this...a further phase. Little Mg is present and the El Tatio teruggite appears deficient in this element, with |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | groundwater through the active Andean arc of Northern Chile L.V. Godfrey, C. Herrera, C. Gamboa, R. Mathur...groundwater through the active Andean arc of Northern Chile, Chemical Geology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo...groundwater through the active Andean arc of Northern Chile. IP T L.V. Godfrey1*, C. Herrera2, C. Gamboa2...Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile 3 Department of Geology, Juniata College...arc and Preandean basins in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile has been investigated using Li, |  | Garcia-Valles, M., Fernandez-Turiel, J.L., Gimeno-Torrente, D., Saavedra-Alonso, J., Martinez-Manent, S . (2008) Mineralogical characterization of silica sinters from the El Tatio geothermal field, Chile. American Mineralogist, 93 (8) 1373-1383 doi:10.2138/am.2008.2583 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | characterization of silica sinters from the El Tatio geothermal field, Chile M. Garcia-Valles,1,* J.L. Fernandez-Turiel...alkali chloride waters in the El Tatio geothermal field in northern Chile (22°20'S, 68°01'W), have been...opal-A/-CT and opal-CT are also present together with halite (NaCl), sylvite (KCl), and realgar (AsS). Accessory...microstructures and microtextures in sinters from geothermal fields are evident around the world (Inagaki...: Silica sinters from El Tatio Figure 1. Location of El Tatio geothermal field (based on Lahsen and Trujillo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | de Concepcion, Casilla 160-C, Concepcion 78349, Chile; fernandaalvarez@udec.cl Millennium Nucleus for...along Subduction, FCFM, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 758-0150, Chile Correspondence: lvgodfre@eps.rutgers...Abstract: The Li-rich brine contained within the halite body of the Salar de Atacama is uncommon for two...America; and second, it is widespread within the halite nucleus and not restricted to a localized area...its northern neighboring basin through which the Loa river flows. Concentration and isotope data for water |  | Gong, Jian, Myers, Kimberly D., Munoz-Saez, Carolina, Homann, Martin, Rouillard, Joti, Wirth, Richard, Schreiber, Anja, van Zuilen, Mark A. (2020) Formation and Preservation of Microbial Palisade Fabric in Silica Deposits from El Tatio, Chile. Astrobiology, 20 (4) 500-524 doi:10.1089/ast.2019.2025 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Microbial Palisade Fabric in Silica Deposits from El Tatio, Chile Jian Gong,1,* Kimberly D. Myers,1 Carolina...silicified palisade fabrics from a geyser in El Tatio, Chile, tracing the progressive degradation of microorganisms...efficiently generated in a highly evaporative geothermal field, and that these biosignatures can be most...conditions. Key Words: Silica sinter—Biosignature—El Tatio—Sheathed cyanobacteria—Experimental diagenesis—Mars...Geotermia de los Andes (CEGA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. CNRS-UMR6538 Laboratoire Géosciences |  | | Report (issue) | | Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineria, Santiago, Chile Open-File Report 88-210 1987 This report is preliminary...a salt-filled basin near the coast in northern Chile, showing trace of the Atacama Fault, which cuts...map of Salar de Atacama, Chile, showing asymmetrical zoning in which the halite crust is crowded against...near-surface interstitial brines of the porous halite crust of Salar de Uyuni 41 TABLES 1. Principal...Servicio Nacional ' de Geologia y Mineria, Santiago, Chile ABSTRACT Salars of the central Andes constitute |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | gypsum, anhydrite and calcite in the Atacama Desert, Chile JASON A. RECH,*,‡ JAY QUADE, and WILLIAM S. HART...Topographic map of the central Atacama Desert (22°–25°S), Chile, with sample locations and areas of high-grade nitrate...and Pacific Ocean in southern Peru and northern Chile (Fig. 1). The core of the Atacama receives virtually...the source of soil salts in the Atacama Desert, Chile in this region, which include peaks ⬎6000 m in...200 km from the Pacific Ocean just south of Antofagasta, through Quebrada la Negra, to the Cordillera |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | as those existing in high to low temperature geothermal springs and evaporitic environments, through...inland sabkha of the Western Sahara (Morocco), where field and laboratory investigations revealed that they...sediment expression. As a rapidly growing research field, microbial geomorphology is becoming a tool for...settings, such as in high to low temperature geothermal springs associated with the formation of silica...interaction of the two. In hot and cold water geothermal environments, a combination of waterand bioinduced |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Salar c ui 40˚ Tilo poz o Lila Argentina Chile 30˚ Tilop il ozo Wetland Cor don de MNT aquifer...Hydrostratigraphy Alluvium, volcanic ash and debris (Recent) El Negrillar Volcanics 0–50 Reworked sediments from...in some state of repose. 2.2.3. Volcano Socompa & El Negrillar Volcanics Numerous volcanic complexes,...Volcano Socompa (6051 m) and the low altitude (~3200 m) El Negrillar volcanics, active during the late Pliocene...al., 2001; Anderson et al., 2002). The Pleistocene El Negrillar Volcanics overlie large areas of the Salín |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | amorphous silica that forms when silica-rich geothermal fluids erupt sub-aerially and are exposed to...particle sizes and unique morphologies such as halite dendrites within silica, desiccation cracks, and...Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, or at Rio Tinto, Chile, opal-A forms when hydrothermal fluids become supersaturated...showed that using typical Noachian-Hesperian geothermal heat fluxes, the mean annual south polar atmospheric...microbially AC mediated micro-stromatolites at the El Tatio hydrothermal system suggests that a biotic origin |  | Muller, E., Gaucher, E.C., Durlet, C., Moquet, J.S., Moreira, M., Rouchon, V., Louvat, P., Bardoux, G., Noirez, S., Bougeault, C., Vennin, E., Gérard, E., Chavez, M., Virgone, A., Ader, M. (2020) The origin of continental carbonates in Andean salars: A multi-tracer geochemical approach in Laguna Pastos Grandes (Bolivia). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 279. 220-237 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2020.03.020 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the precipitation of carbonates in a continental province dominated by volcanism. In order to trace the...together with the temperature of the underlying geothermal reservoir estimated from a combination of geothermometers...Native sulfur deposits occur on many volcanoes in Chile, and thermal springs are abundant. A thick succession...were acidified with 3 drops of HNO3 (16N) in the field. The temperature and pH were measured on site at...at each collection point. In 2016, in the field, the total alkalinity was determined by H2SO4 (1.6 N) |  | Sun, Z., Zhou, H., Glasby, G. P., Sun, Z., Yang, Q., Yin, X., Li, J. (2013) Mineralogical characterization and formation of Fe-Si oxyhydroxide deposits from modern seafloor hydrothermal vents. American Mineralogist, 98 (1) 85-97 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4147 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | southern and northern VFR. The Hine Hina hydrothermal field on the southern VFR is in a volcanic stage and is...400 °C in the Vai Lili and ∼365 °C in the Mariner field (Takai et al. 2008). Nonetheless, diffuse discharge...this area (Lécuyer et al. 1999). The White Church field in the northern VFR is in the tectonic stage and...faults (Lécuyer et al. 1999). A new hydrothermal field at 176°11′W, 20°40′S was discovered by Video Camera...tow at about 4 km south of the ABE hydrothermal field in May 2007 during the expedition of R/V DaYang |  | Beaty, D. W., Grady, M. M., McSween, H. Y., Sefton-Nash, E., Carrier, B. L., Altieri, F., Amelin, Y., Ammannito, E., Anand, M., Benning, L. G., Bishop, J. L., Borg, L. E., Boucher, D., Brucato, J. R., Busemann, H., Campbell, K. A., Czaja, A. D., Debaille, V., Des Marais, D. J., Dixon, M., Ehlmann, B. L., Farmer, J. D., Fernandez-Remolar, D. C., Filiberto, J., Fogarty, J., Glavin, D. P., Goreva, Y. S., Hallis, L. J., Harrington, A. D., Hausrath, E. M., Herd, C. D. K., Horgan, B., Humayun, M., Kleine, T., Kleinhenz, J., Mackelprang, R., Mangold, N., Mayhew, L. E., McCoy, J. T., McCubbin, F. M., McLennan, S. M., Moser, D. E., Moynier, F., Mustard, J. F., Niles, P. B., Ori, G. G., Raulin, F., Rettberg, P., Rucker, M. A., Schmitz, N., Schwenzer, S. P., Sephton, M. A., Shaheen, R., Sharp, Z. D., Shuster, D. L., Siljeström, S., Smith, C. L., Spry, J. A., Steele, A., Swindle, T. D., ten Kate, I. L., Tosca, N. J., Usui, T., Van Kranendonk, M. J., Wadhwa, M., Weiss, B. P., Werner, S. C., Westall, F., Wheeler, R. M., Zipfel, J., Zorzano, M. P. (2019) The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample return. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54. doi:10.1111/maps.13242 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | established at S8 3. 4. 5. 6. D.W. Beaty et al. field area- to outcrop- to hand sample- to hand lens scale...Coupled to all of this was the rapid growth of the field of astrobiology, catalyzed by McKay et al.’s (1996)...context through orbital imaging. (2) Establish local field context through the operation of instrumented rovers...signatures of minerals. It is the integration of field (planetary, regional, local) data with sample data...orbiters. (B) Local context will be established at field area- to outcropto hand sample- to hand lens scale |  | Kogel, Jessica Elzea, Trivedi, Nikhil C., Barker, James M., Krukowski, Stanley T. - Eds. (2006) Industrial Minerals and Rocks (7th ed.) Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, CO. | Book (edition) | | admiration for his countless contributions to the field of industrial minerals, we dedicate this 7th edition...the professional development of geologists in the field of nonmetalliferous geology. Robert Dreyer received...Harvey GNS Science Taupo, New Zealand Hassan E. El-Shall Kip Jeffrey Department of Materials Science...Wyoming Ayman El-Midany George C. Hawley and Associates Brossard, Quebec, Canada Hassan E. El-Shall National...Zaman CTH Ltd. Consultants Santiago-La Reina, Chile R. David Thomas Jr. Department of Materials Science |  | | Report (issue) | | Thaden ----------------------------------------Geothermal resources, by L. J. P. Muffler -------------...yet been discovered. A simple analogy from the field of personal finance, suggested by our colleague...favorable terranes have all been identified. The entire field in the diagram of figure 1 represents our total...impermeable strata and coal. In the Rocky Mountain province, for instance, Haun, Barlow, and Hallinger (1970)...or the volume of broadly favorable rocks. In the field of metalliferous deposits, Nolan (1950) pioneered |
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