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{"title":"Anthropogenic problems threatening major cities: Largest surface deformations observed in Hatay, Turkey based on SBAS-InSAR","authors":"Sukru O. Karaca","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1298494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1298494","url":null,"abstract":"The surface deformation caused by tectonic activities and anthropogenic factors poses a great threat to cities worldwide. The investigation and monitoring of these deformations are crucial in order to create risk analysis for the future. The problem in this case is to investigate the surface deformations and their negative effects caused by groundwater use and to identify possible landslide areas. In this study, the surface deformations in Hatay province were analyzed using SBAS-InSAR. The results from these analyses were evaluated by field observations. Sentinel-1 descending (183 datasets) and ascending (147 datasets) track geometries were selected to determine the surface deformation and its temporal evolution. Both east-west and vertical surface deformations were calculated, and the surface deformation profiles, surface 3D models and time series were created. These time series were associated with monthly precipitation data. The deformation area was interpreted with regard to available well-log data and geological setting of the study area. As a result of the study, a surface deformation resembling a bowl like structure was observed in the industrial zone located in the city center of Hatay-Güzelburç. The deformation rates are approximately 22.3 cm/year in the form of subsidence, 3.6 cm/year in the form of eastern movement and 10.1 cm/year in the form of western movement. The deformation of this bowl-like structure decelerated in the winter and accelerated in the summer due to excessive water use. The average monthly precipitation dataset supports these results. The stratigraphic data from water wells and the presence of limestone outside the eastern boundary of the deformation area show a thick clay layer in the eastern block of the bowl-shaped deformation structure. The difference between these two units, which causes a sharp anomaly at the eastern border of the deformation area, is interpreted as a probable normal fault. The second study area where surface deformations are observed is the landslide zone. The deformation was found to be 7.5 cm/year in a westward direction and 1.5 cm/year as subsidence.","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48930532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Geothermal gradient variation in the Büyük Menderes Graben: implications for geothermal potential of the graben, Western Anatolia, Turkey","authors":"A. WIGGINS,, I. Çemen","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1293039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1293039","url":null,"abstract":"The Büyük Menderes Graben (BMG) is an E-W oriented active extensional geothermal basin within the Menderes Massif, a metamorphic core complex, in Western Anatolia, Turkey. 1500 \u0000 (megawatts-energy) MWe of installed geothermal capacity for power production exist as of December 2019 in Western Anatolia, mostly generated in the BMG. While the BMG is a vastly producing geothermal resource, it is predicted that it has higher production potential. However, other studies do not include field scale 3D geologic models or geothermal gradient maps. This study aims to first quantitatively test the geothermal gradients in the Aydın-İncirliova-Osmanbükü Geothermal Field (IGF), then map the information. This study also aims to compare the IGF with a neighboring geothermal field. To complete this study, information from stratigraphic columns, bottom hole temperatures, and continuous temperature logs from 13 geothermal wells is utilized with Leapfrog Geothermal to create 3D models of the geology and subsurface temperature distribution. Then, isothermal contour maps of the field are created. The geologic modeling suggests that synextensional deposition has occurred within the graben. The temperature modeling suggests both that thermal breakthrough may have occurred in the field, and that the IGF has a higher geothermal gradient than the nearby Germencik Geothermal Field","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42413747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integration of structural, hydrogeological and thermal remote sensing data for the determination of geothermal capacity A case study of the Edremit (Balıkesir) Basin","authors":"Önder Kayadibi, Şule Gürboğa, Hafize Akilli, Serap Arikan, Sevilay Tan, Halim Mutlu, Zehra DEVECİ ARAL","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1291349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1291349","url":null,"abstract":"Basins formed on active strike-slip faults are important prospect areas for geothermal energy exploration since the crust gets thinner in these areas and tectonic structures provide favorable conditions for heat-fluid circulation and transport. The Edremit (Balıkesir) Basin holds a great promise for the discovery of new geothermal energy sources. The objective of the recent study is to evaluate the geothermal capacity of the Edremit Basin utilizing tectonic, geological, and hydrogeological studies, combining remote sensing (land surface temperature-LST, hydrothermal alteration, and multi-temporal InSAR (MT-InSAR) assessments). We present structural literature data and the results of field mapping, which revealed the geometry, kinematics, and dynamics of structural features, geological units as geothermal system components, thermal and cold water chemistry, and thermal infrared remote sensing analysis. For the purpose of assessing new targets and recent geothermal capacity, these data are combined and evaluated. According to the outcomes of the study, the fault pattern in the Edremit Basin is generated by N-S extension, which produced E-W dominant striking normal faults with a heritage of paleostructures oriented in various directions. According to remote sensing analyses, the primary LST regions in the basin are defined by the active faults. Therefore, a high sodium sulfate ratio recorded in the chemical analyses of the water samples indicates a deep circulation and high possibility for the presence of thermal water. Consequently, our findings are consistent with the work to include thorough field geology surveys, structural patterns, LST, and water chemistry to refined exploration process.","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42693456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative analysis of water and carbon dioxide injection for the thermohydraulics of an EGS project in Dikili Geothermal Field, Türkiye","authors":"A. Benim, A. Çi̇çek","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1288731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1288731","url":null,"abstract":"A comparative numerical analysis of the thermohydraulics of an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) project in Türkiye in Dikili area is presented. The fractured granodiorite is modelled as porous media, utilizing the numerically suggested data of other authors for the corresponding hydraulic characteristics. As the heat transmission fluid, two different mediums are alternatively considered. These are the more classical medium, water and the supercritical Carbon Dioxide (sCO2). Transient calculations are performed for a time period of twenty years, comparing the temporally developing results obtained for water and sCO2 with each other. Based on modeling parameters and assumptions, higher production temperatures are observed with sCO2, in comparison to water, implying an advantage for sCO2 usage as a working fluid in EGS. This is accompanied by the further advantage of a lower pressure drop for sCO2. On the other hand, the temperature advantage is relativized by the lower specific heat capacity of sCO2 causing a decrease in the production thermal power. In general, the present re found to be encouraging for a further and more detailed analysis of the employment of sCO2 as working fluid in EGS.","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43613491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of thermal water on environment case study of Mila and Guelma region, Algeria","authors":"Rima Ki̇fouche, Foued Bouaicha, Oualid Bouteraa","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1285162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1285162","url":null,"abstract":"A hydrochemical characterization of the waters of the study region (North-East Algeria) was carried out following samples taken at 36 thermal springs and their effluents during May 2022. The analysis of the waters allowed to establish the chemical facies and their classification according to the Stuyfzand's method and to deduce the aptitude of these waters for irrigation and the risks of salinity. The results revealed physico-chemical characteristics, relatively, variable. Q-mode cluster analysis was applied to the thermal water, generated four (4) groups clusters. Group1 represent a group of waters with low salinity dominatedby Na-HCO3; Stuyfzand's classification indicated that the waters are fresh-brackish with moderate to moderately high alkalinity. Taking into account the classification of Richards; we were able to identify the presence of the C3S1 class for the majority of the stations. The C3S1 class designates waters that can be used without any particular control for the irrigation of crops that are moderately tolerant to salts. These waters have average EC values of 3616.3µS/cm allowing their use in a less restrictive way for irrigation. Potential environmental effluents from the thermal spas could pollute both irrigation and drinking water, which represents a danger to the health of the region's inhabitants.","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45950849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Time-Lapse Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Imaging of Used Engine Oil Contamination.","authors":"Hafiz Mohammed Nazifi, E. Pekșen, Ertuğrul Gürbüz, L. Gülen","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1282076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1282076","url":null,"abstract":"Time-Lapse Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) was employed to study used engine oil (UEO) contamination of sandy environment in laboratory setting. GPR is a near-surface geophysical methods that uses electromagnetic fields to provide image of the dielectric properties of earth materials to detect structures and changes in materials properties within the subsurface. This research aimed to detect, monitor and map the migration of UEO contaminant in sand. The results of this study revealed that the migration of the UEO contamination with a homogeneously laid sand is non-uniform. UEO plumes were identified as high amplitude signals with enhanced reflectivity. There was a progressive decrease in GPR signal amplitudes (reflection reduction) within the contaminated area of the tank with time. This attenuation of GPR signal amplitudes was interpreted as caused by the evaporation of some portion of the UEO in the vadose zone as a result of temperature increase in time and due to the occurrence of UEO biodegradation. The time-lapse GPR proved to be an effective technique for detecting, monitoring, and mapping UEO migration within sand tank in laboratory setting.","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48445503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Magnetic inversion modeling of subsurface geologic structures for mineral deposits mapping in southeastern Nigeria","authors":"E. Abraham, A. Usman, K. Chima, G. Azuoko, Iheanyi Ikeazota","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1267876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1267876","url":null,"abstract":"Magnetic inversion techniques have been implemented to infer the extension and geometry of magnetic structures and also evaluate its influence on mineralization within Abakaliki and its environs, southeastern Nigeria. The modeling approach considers the techniques of three-dimensional (3D) magnetic data inversion, Euler deconvolution, analytic signal inversion, Enhanced Local Wavenumber (ELW) Technique and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to estimate source parameters and compare results. Model solutions were interpreted to represent possible geologic units with varying trends, housing mineralization within the study region. Results from inversion computation over some active mine locations show subsurface bodies with magnetic susceptibilities >0.00188 SI. Model results also show structural sources with almost 5.5 km depth extension, stretching 18 km in the EW direction at Ngbo – Ekerigwe location. This could imply significant mineral deposits at the location. Inversion of both magnetic anomaly and analytical signal enabled derivation of the actual subsurface structures in the region, with most of the structures appearing as dykes with depths ranging from 0.2 – 1.8 km at most of the mining sites. Location and depths of some of the modeled intrusions have been corroborated with the active on-site mines. The delineation of mineralization structures by this study would guide systematic exploration in the region.","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43856650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Simple and Practical Tool for Indirect Determination of the Unconfined Compressive Strength of Most Common Construction Materials","authors":"K. Kayabali, T. Beyaz, İlknur KARAASLAN ÖZDEMİR, D. Yılmaz","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1267931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1267931","url":null,"abstract":"Determination of the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of construction materials in the laboratory is tedious and time-consuming. There have been many attempts to indirectly predict UCS using simpler tools and techniques. One of them is the nail gun. The scope of this investigation is to design a nailer which can be applied all construction materials whose UCS range from 1-100 MPa. In the research, rocks, bricks, and concretes prepared in different cement/sand ratios with different strength ranges were used as materials. The unconfined compressive strength of the materials used in the experiments was first determined by conventional compression tests. The nail penetration depths were determined by conducting experiments on the same materials using a nailer with two different energy levels. An empirical relationship was developed by using nail penetration depths, driving energies, and nail diameters as the independent variables and the UCS determined by the conventional method as the dependent variable. According to the empirical relationship determined by multiple regression analysis, the UCS of building materials can be estimated with significance level of 99% by the nail penetration method. The research also revealed that the UCS of rocks might have a coefficient of variation as high as 30%.","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43465740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Paleocene-Eocene foraminifera from the Tuz Gölü Basin (Salt Lake Basin, Central Türkiye) and their paleoenvironmental interpretations","authors":"M. Görmüş, Mustafa Yildiz, Alper Bozkurt, A. Hakyemez","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1268147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1268147","url":null,"abstract":"Paleocene-Eocene aged sediments from the east of Tuz Gölü Basin (Central Türkiye) provide significant data for foraminifera contents and their paleoenvironmental clues. They are important in revealing the stratigraphy of the region and the Paleocene-Eocene geological history of Türkiye. The sediments, composed mainly of carbonates, are known as KarapınaryaylasıFormation. In this formation, benthic foraminifera representing SBZ2 to SBZ12 biozones corresponding to the Selandian-Late Cuisian time interval were identified in ten measured stratigraphical sections. The zonal interval from the E7 Zone (late Ypresian) to the E10 Zone (Lutetian) is characterized by the marker species of planktonic foraminifera defined in the clayey limestones from the uppermost part.The studied formation is divided into four main facies and eleven sub-microfacies types. The clayey limestone levels of the KarapınaryaylasıFormation, which generally starts with a transgressive sequence, contain abundant planktonic foraminifers, while the lithologies of grainstone, packstone and wackestone are rich in benthic foraminifers. Benthic foraminifer assemblages indicate different paleoenvironments from lagoon to back-bank, bank and fore-bank. The obtained foraminiferal data show the Selandian-Lutetian age range and various paleoenvironments from the lagoon to the open sea.","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46012371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determination of alteration zones applying fractal modeling and Spectral Feature Fitting (SFF) method in Saryazd porphyry copper system, central Iran","authors":"Behzad Behbahani, H. Harati, M. Lotfi, P. Afzal","doi":"10.19111/bulletinofmre.1264604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1264604","url":null,"abstract":"The target of this research is recognition of the alteration zones utilizing concentration-area fractal methodology according to the reflection of the main minerals of each alteration zone that enhanced by Spectral Feature Fitting (SFF) method due to Advanced Space-borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) satellite images in Saryazd porphyry system, central Iran. The alterations and mineralization developed in Eocene volcanics. Remote sensing results achieved by the SFF method and Concentration -Area (C - A) fractal modeling represent different parts of propylitic, argillic and phyllic alteration zones due to their intensity and pixel values. In addition, the results reveal that there is a ring-shaped structure in the alteration zones, which are correlated with results, derived from X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analyses and field observations.","PeriodicalId":42748,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44916851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}