Open AccessCaledonian granites as the cause of uncertainty in LISPB interpretation in the Grampian Highlands area
Author(s) -
Dimitropoulos K.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1981.tb04878.x
Subject(s) - geology , magnetotellurics , seismology , interpretation (philosophy) , geophysics , computer science , electrical engineering , electrical resistivity and conductivity , programming language , engineering
Summary. The published results of the LISPB experiment in northern Britain indicate that the upper crustal structure beneath the Southern Uplands and Grampian Highlands areas cannot be clearly defined. This paper examines the relationship of this uncertainty with other geophysical and geological data for the latter area. A combined gravity and magnetic model along the LISPB line indicates the existence of a highly granitized belt as the cause of the uncertainty in the upper crustal structure of the Grampian Highlands area. The model constructed is in agreement with the LISPB data, magnetotelluric information and the geology of the area.