Subsurface stratigraphy and geothermal resource potential of the Avra Valley, Pima County, Arizona
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1981Keywords
Arizona Geological Survey Open File ReportsAvra Valley
Pima County
Arizona
preliminary investigation
Geothermal Potential
geothermal
stratigraphy
Geology
Tortolita MountainsTucson MountainsRoskruge MountainsSilverbell MountainsRagged Top MountainsTucson
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Hahman, W.R., Sr., Allen, T.J., 1981, Subsurface stratigraphy and geothermal resource potential of the Avra Valley, Pima County, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Open File Report, OFR-81-05, 48 p.Publisher
Arizona Geological Survey (Tucson, AZ)Description
A subsurface stratigraphic study and preliminary investigation of the geothermal resource potential of the Avra Valley was undertaken in 1980. The area of investigation is situated in Pima County, Arizona, approximately five miles west of Tucson. The study area is bounded by 32 6' to 32 30' north latitude and 111 7' to 111 30' west longitude. Physiographically the area is bounded on the west by Ragged Top and Silver Bell mountains, the Waterman Mountains and the Roskruge Mountains. On the east side the area is bounded by the Tucson Mountains and the Tortolita Mountains. On the north the area is bounded by Cerro Prieto and the Marana Airpark and on the south by Dobbs Buttes and the San Xavier Indian Reservation. The study area comprises approximately 1575 square km. With the exception of the mining activities in the Silver Bell Mountains and the Twin Peaks area the primary business in the valley is agriculture, cotton farming and minor cattle production. The majority of the domestic and irrigation wells belonging to the town of Marana and the city of Tucson are between 91.4 m and 457.2 m deep. The Avra Valley is a major source of water of the city of Tucson. (48 pages)Additional Links
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OFR-81-05Rights
Arizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.Collection Information
Documents in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact azgs-info@email.arizona.edu.North Bounding Coordinate
32.5144South Bounding Coordinate
32.3614West Bounding Coordinate
-111.423East Bounding Coordinate
-111.242Collections
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