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AN EXAMPLE OF CHROMITE PROSPECTION BY MAGNETICS *
Author(s) -
BOSUM W.
Publication year - 1970
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.1365-2478.1970.tb02134.x
Subject(s) - chromite , geology , dike , magnetic anomaly , prospection , geochemistry , rock magnetism , mineralogy , geophysics , country rock , mining engineering , magnetic field , archaeology , geography , physics , magnetization , quantum mechanics , remanence
A bstract Results of rock magnetic investigations and magnetic field measurements in the Logar Valley, Afghanistan, are presented. Rock magnetic investigations on samples of the ore and the country rock have demonstrated that the chromite is strongly magnetic, whereas the country rock has proved predominantly non‐magnetic, partly weakly magnetic. The isanomalic maps show strong anomalies of some 1000 γ above the known chromite occurrences. Anomalies of the country rock amounting to some 100 γ have been observed only above basic dikes. The measured anomalies have been interpreted quantitatively by 2‐ and 3‐dimensional models. This interpretation is demonstrated and the question of chromite detection discussed. Model graphs are used to investigate in detail whether the extension in depth of ore bodies can be estimated.