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Tectonic Setting of Sokolov Basin in Relation to Prediction of Thermal Water Discharge Zones Radomír GRYGAR1, Arnošt GRMELA2, Jan JELÍNEK2, Jiří PÖPPERL3 and Roman GALEK3 1 Institute of geological engineering, VŠB – Technical University Ostrava, 17. listopadu, 70833 Ostrava, Czech Republic 2 Technical University Ostrava, 17. listopadu, 70833 Ostrava, Czech Republic 3 Sokolovská uhelná, a.s., Staré náměstí 69, 35600 Sokolov, Czech Republic The study area – the western part of the Eger Rift (the Sokolov be solved as emergency or warning states in relation to Karlovy basin) – belongs to the European Cainozoic Rift System (Kopec- Vary thermal springs. This problem may only be solved by con- ký 1978, Sengör 1995, Prodehl et al. 1995, Adamovič and Cou- ducting complex structural-tectonic analysis, based on parallel in- bal 1999, Dèzes et al. 2004). This system of graben structures terpretation of geophysical methods followed by regional hydro- and intraplate volcanic fields spreads over a distance of some geological prospecting. 1000 km, including the French Massif Central, the Upper Rhine The Sokolov Basin proper is a bilaterally tectonically limited, Graben, the Eifel, the North Hessian Depression, the Vogelsberg, transversally asymmetric depression, extending in WSW-ENE the Eger Rift and the Elbe Zone. Graben structures evolved on direction. In NW it is limited by the Krušné Hory Fault and also top of uplifted basement blocks (Variscan massifs); Tertiary and characterised by a system of minor parallel faults (especially the Quaternary volcanism is mainly concentrated on the flanks of Lipnice, Grasset, Sokolov and Nové Sedlo Faults), forming a sig- these graben structures along boundary faults or on the adjacent nificant tectonic zone of lithospheric range (Ziegler 1990). Ac- uplifted blocks. Dominantly (ultra-) alkaline, but also more evol- cording to Adamovič and Coubal (1999), most of this system’s ved, magmas were erupted. The main rifting phase with incipient accompanying faults are younger than the main stage of the Ohře graben formation and voluminous intraplate alkaline volcanism Rift volcanic and sedimentary development. lasted from about 42 Ma to 9 Ma. A detailed overview of the Another significant fault system of the Ohře Rift are the faults Cainozoic volcanic activity in the western part of the Bohemian running in NNW-SSE to NW-SE direction (in the Sokolov Basin Massif is given by Ulrych et al. (2003). The most recent expres- these are faults following the Svatava, Chodov and Karlovy Vary sions of magmatic activities within the European Cainozoic Rift faults). This system is especially intensively developed in the neigh- System are the CO2 degassing fields. The isotope (He, C, and N) bouring Cheb Basin, forming part of Mariánské Lázně tectonic composition of CO2-rich gas emanations of mineral springs and zone (e.g. Špičáková et al. 2000). The analysis of the Ohárecký Rift mofettes from the western Eger Rift (Weinlich et al. 1999, 2003) filling has shown that some of these faults had already been active gives evidence for the ascent of gases from fluid reservoirs in the synsedimentary. In the area of Sokolov basin the Chodov fault zone European subcontinental mantle. striking NW-SE belong to this tectonic system. It interfered with The Sokolov Basin is also a place of collision between long- SW limit (contact zone) of Variscan Karlovy Vary granite pluton term coal mining and spa Karlovy Vary protection. Both the and was reactivated later in post-rift stage. technology and the method of coal mining in Sokolov Basin are Emphasised in the most recent studies of the Ohře Rift tectono- strongly limited due to the existence of Karlovy Vary thermal sedimentary development has been the significance of W-E faults springs resources that have priority importance. Considering that that had already been active in the course of sedimentation as exten- from the structural and geological point of view, the geohydro- sion faults (Rajchl and Uličný 2000, Špičáková et al. 2000). dynamic systems of these resources form one single structure, ex- From the above it follows that the structural development tending as far as the Sokolov basin brown coal deposits, the pos- and the current tectonic architecture of the Sokolov Basin, simi- sibility of natural barrier layers being negatively impacted by hu- larly as to the entire Ohárecký Rift, have been affected by seve- man activity (i.e. mining technology in existing protection zones ral basic systems of normal faults, some of which show a less – especially in areas of hydrogeologically active faults and joint significant strike-slip component. Typical is above all the en-eche- systems) is extremely strong (Trčková et al. 2000). This has also lon arrangement of faults, horsetail-like virgation of faults, cur- become evident recently in the case of uncontrolled opening of vature in directional course, but also their normal fault listric ge- some old exit paths (old drills, old mining works, etc.) that had to ometry (se Fig. 1). Specific deformation conditions occur above GeoLines 20 GeoLines 20 44 45 2006 2006 plex approach was adopted. Both hydrogeochemical methods and methods of classic drill explorations, analyses of geological and tectonic data, analyses of diverse geophysical methods, and hydro- geological methods were applied. The clarification of hydrogeo- logical and hydraulic relations will help to more effectively protect the natural mineral resources of the spa town Karlovy Vary from potential impacts of brown coal mining. Acknowledgement This research is financially supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (research project No. 105/04/0521) Fig. 1. 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