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Missing a trick in geothermal exploration

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Expansion of geothermal energy use across the globe is restricted by out-of-date prejudices. It is time for geothermal exploration to be extended to a broader range of environments and rejuvenated with the latest insights from relevant geoscience disciplines.

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Figure 1: A fossilized clay horizon exposed on Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands.

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Younger, P. Missing a trick in geothermal exploration. Nature Geosci 7, 479–480 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2193

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