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Table 6 Rock compressibility, magnetic susceptibility, specific and volumetric heat capacity of the LHVC

From: Petrophysical characterization of the Los Humeros geothermal field (Mexico): from outcrop to parametrization of a 3D geological model

Unit

ß

χ

cp

VHC

[PSI]

[10–3 SI]

[J kg–1 K–1]

[J m3 K–1]

Post-caldera group

 Pyroclastics, undifferentiated

3.3E-04

3.977/3.758 (3) ± 0.448

883 (1)

1306 (1)

 Basalts

1.3E-05

1.356/1.357 (18) ± 0.534

Q1: 0.997, Q3: 1.586

CV: 39.39%

753/758 (5) ± 51

Q1: 701, Q3: 801

CV: 6.74%

1698/1663 (5) ± 98

Q1: 1612, Q3: 1802

CV: 5.77%

 Ash fall deposits

4.2E-04

− 0.004/− 0.009 (4) ± 0.016

Q1: -0.014, Q3: 0.013

862 (1)

1034 (1)

Caldera group

 Zaragoza ignimbrite

1.4E-04

1.098/0.842 (15) ± 0.586

Q1: 0.630, Q3: 1.555

CV: 53.34%

766/776 (3) ± 21

1248/1164 (3) ± 176

 Xáltipan ignimbrite total

2.6E-04

0.441/0.310 (50) ± 0.431

Q1: 0.095, Q3: 0.778

CV: 97.72%

762/750 (7) ± 38

Q1: 740, Q3: 803

CV: 4.95%

992/931 (9) ± 348

Q1: 842, Q3: 1151

CV: 35.07%

  Xáltipan ig. (unaltered)

2.9E-04

0.495/0.325 (41) ± 0.446

Q1: 0.089, Q3: 0.963

CV: 90.14%

767/763 (4) ± 28

Q1: 742, Q3: 796

975/931 (7) ± 147

Q1: 842, Q3: 1044

CV: 15.03%

  Xáltipan ig. (pumice)

6.3E-04

0.115/0.117 (8) ± 0.032

Q1: 0.086, Q3: 0.131

CV: 27,91%

778 (2) ± 50

408 (1)

  Xáltipan ig. (altered, welded)

6.2E-06

0.874 (1)

707 (1)

1697 (1)

Pre-caldera group

 Cinder cones total

5.8E-05

0.773/0.644 (7) ± 0.330

Q1: 0.618, Q3: 1.008

CV: 42.61%

747/761 (3) ± 32

1349/1520 (3) ± 312

  Scoria

3.1E-05

0.598/0.639 (5) ± 0.090

Q1: 0.528, Q3: 0.647

CV: 15.02%

765 (2) ± 6

1530 (2) ± 14

  Fallout deposits

5.3E-04

1.211 (2) ± 0.287

710 (1)

989 (1)

 Teziutlán andesite unit total

5.7E-06

6.092/5.697 (80) ± 2.852

Q1: 4.081, Q3: 7.822

CV: 46.82%

765/766 (15) ± 40

Q1: 751, Q3: 784

CV: 5.25%

1963/2044 (15) ± 148

Q1: 1844, Q3: 2058

CV: 7.52%

  Teziutlán and. (nonporous)

1.8E-06

6.995/6.524 (55) ± 2.859

Q1: 5.322, Q3: 8.223

CV: 40.88%

762/765 (10) ± 46

Q1: 744, Q3: 786

CV: 6.09%

2035/2044 (11) ± 92

Q1: 1991, Q3: 2078

CV: 4.52%

  Teziutlán and. (porous)

2.7E-05

4.105/4.111 (25) ± 1.551

Q1: 2.767, Q3: 5.243

CV: 37.78%

772/774 (5) ± 27

Q1: 749, Q3: 794

CV: 3.34%

1767/1761 (4) ± 59

Q1: 1714, Q3: 1826

 Cuyoaco andesite unit

2.9E-06

2.367/2.471 (23) ± 1.269

Q1: 0.956, Q3: 2.961

CV: 53.63%

752/744 (7) ± 26

Q1: 728, Q3: 766

CV: 3.51%

1941/1924 (7) ± 127

Q1: 1817, Q3: 2002

CV: 6.53%

Basement

 Limestone Cretaceous

8.6E-07

0.162/− 0.004 (193) ± 0.634

Q1: − 0.026, Q3: 0.021

CV: 391.76%

807/814 (32) ± 31

Q1: 785, Q3: 825

CV: 3.79%

2159/2162 (32) ± 127

Q1: 2095, Q3: 2246

CV: 5.87%

 Chert nodules

3.0E-07

− 0.029/− 0.032 (15) ± 0.012

Q1: − 0.033, Q3: -0.0267

CV: 40.95%

814 (2) ± 30

2157 (2) ± 138

 Shales Cretaceous

1.6E-06

0.056/0.051 (7) ± 0.010

Q1: 0.049, Q3: 0.058

CV: 17.59%

780 (1)

2068 (1)

 Limestone Jurassic

8.7E-07

0.038/0.001 (25) ± 0.115

Q1: − 0.003, Q3: 0.019

CV: 306.01%

829/823 (6) ± 40

Q1: 809, Q3: 847

CV: 4.77%

2171/2155 (5) ± 108

Q1: 2080, Q3: 2271

CV: 4.98%

 Sandstone Jurassic

6.0E-05

0.067/0.006 (6) ± 0.157

Q1: − 0.014, Q3: 0.125

CV: 232.56%

739 (1)

1524 (1)

 Basaltic–andesitic dykes

9.1E-07

11.270/4.199 (14) ± 12.410

Q1: 2.909, Q3: 26.52

CV: 110.05%

757 (2) ± 55

2088 (2) ± 312

 Marble

9.8E-07

0.124/− 0.027 (41) ± 0.498

Q1: − 0.034, Q3: 0.008

CV: 402.46%

853/836 (9) ± 45

Q1: 825, Q3: 859

CV: 5.25%

2318/2269 (9) ± 123

Q1: 2208, Q3: 2435

CV: 5.32%

 Quartz veins

3.3E-06

0.349/0.136 (19) ± 0.713

Q1: 0.052, Q3: 0.350

CV: 204.11%

760/763 (4) ± 13

Q1: 746, Q3: 771

V: 1.75%

1941/1937 (4) ± 51

Q1: 1895, Q3: 1991

 Skarn

1.6E-06

94.120/3.920 (62) ± 190.800

Q1: 1.756, Q3: 102.800

CV: 202.72%

742/740 (11) ± 26

Q1: 746, Q3: 763

CV: 3.51%

2399/2477 (12) ± 333

Q1: 2028, Q3: 2629

CV: 13.89%

 Granitoids total

5.1E-06

4.363/3.331 (60) ± 4.457

Q1: 0.301, Q3: 6.402

CV: 102.15%

775/787 (15) ± 54

Q1: 749, Q3: 809

CV: 6.91%

1901/1920 (26) ± 123

Q1: 1798, Q3: 1979

CV: 6.48%

  Granitoids (weak–moderate alteration)

1.2E-06

5.206/3.573 (38) ± 4.878

Q1: 1.738, Q3: 6.795

V: 93.70%

769/779 (12) ± 57

Q1: 733, Q3: 793

CV: 7.39%

1956/1972 (9) ± 174

Q1: 1811, Q3: 2065

CV: 8.90%

  Granitoids (strong alteration)

1.2E-05

0.036/0.026 (12) ± 0.048

Q1: − 0.0068, Q3: 0.085

CV: 135.70%

795/809 (3) ± 38

1931/1948 (4) ± 100

Q1: 1828, Q3: 2016

  1. Arithmetic mean values in normal font, the numbers in bold represent the median, ± = standard deviation, () = number of analyzed plugs, Q1: 25% quartile, Q3: 75% quartile, ß = compressibility, cp = specific heat capacity, VHC = volumetric heat capacity, X = magnetic susceptibility