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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">EGUsphere</journal-id>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/egusphere-2025-3487</article-id>
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<article-title>Tectonic control and geometric characterization of hydrothermal vent complex using seismic data, Potiguar Basin &amp;ndash; Brazil</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Oliveira</surname>
<given-names>Lorenna Sávilla Brito</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Lucas</surname>
<given-names>Luiza Cavalcante Vinhas</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Iacopini</surname>
<given-names>David</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Balsamo</surname>
<given-names>Fabrizio</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1931-466X</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3">
<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Torabi</surname>
<given-names>Anita</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5685-808X</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4">
<sup>4</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Alaei</surname>
<given-names>Behzad</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>5</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>de Sousa Neto</surname>
<given-names>João Felipe</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Moura</surname>
<given-names>Pedro Edson Face</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff6">
<sup>6</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Vasconcelos</surname>
<given-names>David Lino</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-703X</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff7">
<sup>7</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>La Bruna</surname>
<given-names>Vincenzo</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Bezerra</surname>
<given-names>Francisco Hilário Rego</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Postgraduate Program in Geodynamics and Geophysics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Campus Universitário - Lagoa Nova, CEP 59078-970, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences (DISTAR - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell&apos;Ambiente e delle Risorse), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff3">
<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences, and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff4">
<label>4</label>
<addr-line>Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Postboks 1047, Blindern 0316, Oslo, Norway</addr-line>
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<label>5</label>
<addr-line>Earth Science Analytics, Strandveien 3333, 1366 Lysaker, Norway</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff6">
<label>6</label>
<addr-line>Postgraduate Program in Geology, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Campus do Pici, Bloco 912, CEP 60440-900, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff7">
<label>7</label>
<addr-line>Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Aprígio Veloso, 882, Campus Universitário, Campina Grande, Paraíba, CEP 58429-900, Brazil</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>16</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<volume>2025</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>47</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2025 Lorenna Sávilla Brito Oliveira et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2025</copyright-year>
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<p>Hydrothermal vent complexes in sedimentary basins are linked to igneous intrusions, which induce structural and thermal perturbations, causing forced folds, hydrocarbon maturation, and fluid remobilization. While their genesis is often associated with magmatic heat and hydraulic fracturing, the controlling factors of their geometry and development remain debated. This study analyzes 3D seismic data from the Potiguar Basin (onshore Brazil), identifying vent structures, two of which were extracted in a 3D perspective from the variance attribute. Our results indicate that all the vents are structurally controlled by regional-scale faults, which enhance permeability starting from the hydraulic fracturing and boiling processes. Seismic attributes, such as variance and dip illumination have proven effective in identifying vent structures, fault associations, and fluid pathways, providing insights into their spatial distribution and geometric characteristics. Cosine of phase attribute reveals that hydrothermal vents exhibit varying geometries as they cut different sedimentary units within the basin.&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Our findings highlight the petrophysical implications of a fault zone in a hydrothermal vent complex and advance understanding of silicification processes in sedimentary reservoirs.</p>
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