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Lecture: Gas, Geothermal Energy, and Gold: the Earth’s Crust as a Percolator (Cardiff University)

February 10, 18:30 - 19:30, Wallace Lecture Theatre, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3AT

Professor Tom Blenkinsop (Cardiff University) considers how the assessment of the Earth’s finite natural resources is becoming an increasingly urgent task as they are depleted; yet demand continues to rise. New methods of resource evaluation take advantage of the fractal geometry of georesources.

Lode gold deposits, geothermal wells and volcanoes, and conventional and unconventional gas wells all have fractal characteristics that can be assessed by these techniques. These seemingly disparate resources are connected; they are formed by fluid fluxes through the crust. Their origin can be considered as a consequence of percolation, bringing a further armoury of theory to bear on understanding their formation and distribution.

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