Isotope Studies and Chemical Investigations of Tattapani hot Springs in Kotli (Kashmir, NE Pakistan): Implications on Reservoir Origin and Temperature

Anees, Muhammad
Shah, Mumtaz M.
Qureshi, Aziz A.

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Publication date

December 2015

DOI

10.1016/j.proeps.2015.07.068

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The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Abstract

AbstractThe present study is focused on the isotopic signatures and geochemical analyses of the geothermal field of Tattapani area in Kotli District of Kashmir (Pakistan) to understand the origin, subsurface history and reservoir temperature. The study area encompasses of complex overlapping thrust tectonics due to its close affinity to the suture zones of relatively younger ongoing collision between Indian and Eurasian plates (<55Ma). The area is located on the apex of active Balakot-Bagh Fault (Kashmir earthquake, 2005), besides other regional thrust faults in the surroundings including Riasi Thrust, Punjal Thrust, Main Boundary Thrust and the Himalaya Frontal Thrust respectively. Field observations revealed that the water discharge of th...