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SPONTANEOUS POLARIZATION STUDIES *
Author(s) -
BECKER ALEX,
TELFORD W. M.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
geophysical prospecting
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.735
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2478
pISSN - 0016-8025
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2478.1965.tb01927.x
Subject(s) - polarization (electrochemistry) , induced polarization , geology , mineralization (soil science) , regional geology , mineralogy , telmatology , geophysics , chemistry , hydrogeology , physics , geotechnical engineering , soil science , quantum mechanics , soil water , electrical resistivity and conductivity
Self potential measurements, both in drill holes and on surface, have been made in and around sulphide mineralization. Similar measurements were carried out on small scale laboratory models. The potential and current configurations around theoretical sulphide bodies are also described. Results of the model and field work seem to verify, in a qualitative manner, the electrochemical mechanism of spontaneous polarization proposed by Sato and Mooney. Possible causes are suggested for the abnormally large surface anomalies frequently found in the field.