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Associated with the great hydrothermal system of eastern Morocco, the thermal spring of Goutitir emerges in the Meso-Cenozoic sedimentary formations located east of the Guercif Basin, composed of a mixture of clays, carbonates, and marls, covered in unconformity by Quaternary tabular molasses. The upflow of the thermal water is dependent of Alpine faults systems with N30 and N100 directions, which are probable reactivated Hercynian structures that facilitate its circulation to the surface. The Goutitir spring has been studied by an interdisciplinary approach to identify the origin of the thermal water, the rock\u2013water interactions, and the reservoir temperatures, contributing to the establishment of the conceptual model of the associated hydrothermal system. This thermal water is of chloride-sodium type with a hyperthermal character (43\u201347 \u00b0C). The isotopic composition (\u03b418O = \u22128.7 to \u22128.35\u2030; \u03b42H = \u221258.6 to \u221254.3\u2030) indicates a meteoric origin and a recharging zone located at around 2000 m of altitude. The chemical composition allows to classify the water as chloride-sodium hydrochemical facies, stabilized at ~100 \u00b0C in crystalline basement rocks, which, according to seismic data, are located at ~3 km depth. The concentrations, patterns, and correlations of trace elements point out water\u2013rock interaction processes between the deep water and basic magmatic rocks. The integration of the chemical and isotopic data and the surface geological context shows that the Goutitir water flows within a hydrothermal zone were basic to ultrabasic lamprophyres rich in gabbroic xenoliths outcrop, witnessing the existence, at depth, of basic plutons. Moreover, near the source, these veins are strongly altered and hydrothermalized, showing late recrystallization of centimetric-sized biotites. The chloride-sodium composition of this water may also be a testimony to the presence and reaction with the overlying Triassic saline and gypsiferous and Meso-Cenozoic mainly carbonated formations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/w15061109","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,14]],"date-time":"2023-03-14T06:14:58Z","timestamp":1678774498000},"page":"1109","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Interdisciplinary Approach and Geodynamic Implications of the Goutitir Geothermal System (Eastern Meseta, Morocco)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3384-5363","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"El Mehdi","family":"Jeddi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"GERA\u2014Laboratory of Geosciences, Environment and Associated Resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Dhar El Mehraz, Fez 30050, Morocco"}]},{"given":"Ahmed","family":"Ntarmouchant","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"GERA\u2014Laboratory of Geosciences, Environment and Associated Resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Dhar El Mehraz, Fez 30050, Morocco"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5275-1311","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria do Ros\u00e1rio","family":"Carvalho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal"},{"name":"DG-FCUL\u2014Departamento de Geologia, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Edif\u00edcio C6, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4589-0222","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Telmo M.","family":"Bento dos Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal"},{"name":"DG-FCUL\u2014Departamento de Geologia, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Edif\u00edcio C6, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3019-8471","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eduardo Anselmo","family":"Ferreira da Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"GeoBioTec Research Unit, Department of Geosciences, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Mustapha","family":"Elabouyi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco"}]},{"given":"Youssef","family":"Driouch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"GERA\u2014Laboratory of Geosciences, Environment and Associated Resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Dhar El Mehraz, Fez 30050, Morocco"}]},{"given":"Brahim","family":"Mali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"GERA\u2014Laboratory of Geosciences, Environment and Associated Resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Dhar El Mehraz, Fez 30050, Morocco"}]},{"given":"Nahla","family":"Ntarmouchant","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DLGR Laboratory, URAC 43, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech 40000, Morocco"}]},{"given":"My Hachem","family":"Smaili","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"GERA\u2014Laboratory of Geosciences, Environment and Associated Resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Dhar El Mehraz, Fez 30050, Morocco"}]},{"given":"Beatriz","family":"Cotrim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8200-8764","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohamed","family":"Dahire","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"GERA\u2014Laboratory of Geosciences, Environment and Associated Resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Dhar El Mehraz, Fez 30050, Morocco"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1016\/S1364-0321(02)00002-3","article-title":"Geothermal energy technology and current status: An overview","volume":"6","author":"Barbier","year":"2002","journal-title":"Renew. 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