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SUBMITTER: Chen AT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6658536 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Ai-Ti AT Shen Chuan-Chou CC Byrne Timothy B TB Sano Yuji Y Takahata Naoto N Yang Tsanyao Frank TF Wang Yunshuen Y
Scientific reports 20190725 1
We report noble gas signatures of groundwater, hot springs, and bedrock samples from a major fault system that separates regional-scale blocks of accreted, continental materials in southern Taiwan. Despite the continental setting, the isotopic signatures argue for the presence of mantle derived fluids, suggesting that the active fault system is deep-seated. This is consistent with deep, non-volcanic tremors identified in the same area. We speculate that the mantle fluids are escaping along a cru ...[more]