IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN MANONG, PERAK WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY

This report entails the geological study of Manong, Perak with emphasis on its geothermal resource (thermal spring). The project was divided into two parts; the first part consisted of data collection in a form of review of publications and traversing. The second part focused on the geophysical s...

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Main Author: KEARABILWE, INNOCENT MASOBE
Format: Final Year Project
Language: English
Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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spelling utp-utpedia.182602018-11-22T14:41:25Z http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/18260/ IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN MANONG, PERAK WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY KEARABILWE, INNOCENT MASOBE G Geography (General) This report entails the geological study of Manong, Perak with emphasis on its geothermal resource (thermal spring). The project was divided into two parts; the first part consisted of data collection in a form of review of publications and traversing. The second part focused on the geophysical study of the area with regards to Electrical Resistivity Survey. River and road traversing were key milestones in mapping during which outcrops were identified in approximately 1 sq.km range of the study area. The outcrops encountered were granite and sandstone. A lithological map constructed shows that granite and sandstone are dominant Lithologies; sandstone lies between two granite beds. The thermal spring is located on the sandstone bed. All outcrops had a common type of deformation which was joints. The polarplots of this formation revealed two possible fracture systems in the area. The dominant fracture system trends Northeast-Southwest (NE-SW) whilst the minor fracture system trends Northwest-Southeast (NW-SE). Two lines of Electrical Resistivity were surveyed 200m apart. The inversion models revealed that the fracture system in the thermal spring trends NW-SE parallel to the Bentong-Raub Suture Zone. Petrographic analysis of the granite samples suggests the resistivity of the granite may be affected by micro fractures. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2014-09 Final Year Project NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/18260/1/1.%20Kearabilwe%20Innocent%20Masobe_15220_Final%20Dissertation.pdf KEARABILWE, INNOCENT MASOBE (2014) IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN MANONG, PERAK WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. (Submitted)
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KEARABILWE, INNOCENT MASOBE
IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN MANONG, PERAK WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY
description This report entails the geological study of Manong, Perak with emphasis on its geothermal resource (thermal spring). The project was divided into two parts; the first part consisted of data collection in a form of review of publications and traversing. The second part focused on the geophysical study of the area with regards to Electrical Resistivity Survey. River and road traversing were key milestones in mapping during which outcrops were identified in approximately 1 sq.km range of the study area. The outcrops encountered were granite and sandstone. A lithological map constructed shows that granite and sandstone are dominant Lithologies; sandstone lies between two granite beds. The thermal spring is located on the sandstone bed. All outcrops had a common type of deformation which was joints. The polarplots of this formation revealed two possible fracture systems in the area. The dominant fracture system trends Northeast-Southwest (NE-SW) whilst the minor fracture system trends Northwest-Southeast (NW-SE). Two lines of Electrical Resistivity were surveyed 200m apart. The inversion models revealed that the fracture system in the thermal spring trends NW-SE parallel to the Bentong-Raub Suture Zone. Petrographic analysis of the granite samples suggests the resistivity of the granite may be affected by micro fractures.
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author KEARABILWE, INNOCENT MASOBE
author_sort KEARABILWE, INNOCENT MASOBE
title IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN MANONG, PERAK WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY
title_short IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN MANONG, PERAK WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY
title_full IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN MANONG, PERAK WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY
title_fullStr IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN MANONG, PERAK WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY
title_full_unstemmed IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE IN MANONG, PERAK WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY
title_sort identification, assessment and mapping of geothermal resource in manong, perak with emphasis on electrical resistivity
publisher Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
publishDate 2014
url http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/18260/1/1.%20Kearabilwe%20Innocent%20Masobe_15220_Final%20Dissertation.pdf
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