Advances in the combined interpretation of seismics with magnetotellurics1

Five examples, obtained during exploration for hydrocarbons in the Pannonian Basin of Hungary, are used to show how the interpretation of seismic sections can be usefully complemented by results from MT surveys. Selection of the most appropriate MT quantities, considered to be proper ‘MT attributes’ for the purpose of visualization as well as recognition of the subsurface structures and the different inversions of MT data is essential for practical integration of seismic and MT surveys. A new technique providing a semiquantitive MT-attribute pseudosection for the purpose of visualization of the subsurface structures is proposed. The procedure utilizes derivative functions of the phase of MT impedance for visualization and derives estimated depths from the Bostick transformation of Cagniard apparent resistivities. On the basis of the MT-attribute pseudosections, constructed from the phase derivatives and transformed resistivity data, depths are estimated for interfaces between geological formations with significant resistivity contrast. In particular examples, the interface between the Tertiary sediments and the older basement rocks as well as tectonic fracture zones with decreased resistivity can be resolved.     

塔里木盆地阿图什—八盘水磨反冲构造系统研究

通过大量野外地质调查和深部物探（地震剖面、MT和重力）综合构造解释，在位于东起八盘水磨，西对乌鲁克恰特以西的南天山前陆冲断带中，确定了阿图什－八盘水磨反冲构造系统及其三角带构造；该反冲系统由小阿图什－八盘水磨和乌尔－喀拉套山反冲构造系统及小阿图什－乌鲁克恰特被变形的反冲构造系统组成；即在以往认为南天山向塔里木盆地大规模中推覆的地区，塔里木盆地美国层第四纪以来沿多组滑脱面向天山新生代造山带反冲推覆。塔里木盆地反冲构造系统发育的区域基底埋深往往大于10km，对应麦盖提基底构造下凹区，而相邻柯坪塔格薄皮推覆构造系统发育的区域基底埋深一般小于10km,对应巴楚基底构造上隆区；逆冲和反冲构造转换带基底埋深约10km,平衡剖面恢复表明弧形逆冲和反冲构造顶部分别为逆冲和反冲位移量最大位置。     

喜马拉雅西北部逆冲带的地壳电性结构

印度板块北部地形起伏较大的喜马拉雅山地区由几个构造互异的地质单元组成,依地形高、低把喜马拉雅碰撞带分成低喜马拉雅和高喜马拉雅.为了研究与主要逆冲带（含主缝合带MCT和主边界带MBT）有关的地壳电性结构,沿Rohtangpass (海拔4000 m) 到Mandi (海拔400 m)剖面进行了MT探测.通过对16个测点观测资料的分析和考虑地形的二维反演,获得了沿剖面的二维电性结构.电性结构显示,在Chail和主逆冲边界带下方,东西走向的缝合带突然转向北.在下喜马拉雅的Rampur 区段的元古代基底为范围较大的高阻体,而浅部地壳被逆冲带分成向北倾的电导性块体和电阻性块体.Chail 逆冲带东侧低喜马拉雅Rampur 区段的推挤和它西侧的基底脊柱体导致主边界带及相关的逆冲带（Kangra 拐角）向北转弯,Kangra拐角处的应力可能是由于西侧基底脊柱体进入到Kangra 区引起的.     

九瑞矿集区三维电性结构研究及找矿意义

九瑞矿集区作为全国重点整装勘查区之一,深部找矿工作一直是研究重点和热点.本文在综合分析研究区区域地质资料、对典型地层和岩石标本进行电阻率参数测试和统计分析的基础上,利用研究区面积性AMT数据进行三维电性结构研究.为获得AMT最佳反演参数,选择一条典型AMT剖面开展二维非线性共轭梯度(NLCG)反演,进而总结出利用TM极化模式数据、拉格朗日乘子等于3的二维反演方案.综合利用地质、钻探和电性特征对全区23条AMT剖面进行二维约束反演,并将所有测线的电阻率反演结果三维网格化,得到了研究区的三维电性结构.最后,我们通过对三维电性结构的综合分析,确定研究区地下地层、岩体展布、断裂构造分布特征以及基底起伏情况.与已知矿床对比,我们发现浅部北西断裂与北东向区域性深部断裂交汇处、基底隆起凹槽边缘以及岩体边缘为成矿有利区.     

Are some of the deep crustal conductive features found in SW Iberia caused by graphite?

Recent results obtained from two-dimensional inversion of magnetotelluric (MT) data acquired in SW Iberia reveal high-conductive features at the middle-lower levels of the crust. The top of these anomalous structures correlates very well with the depth (10-13 km) of an important seismic interface that has been interpreted as a regional detachment horizon. Very shallow and relatively narrow conductors in the Ossa Morena Zone appear to correspond to small-scale fluid-deposited graphite systems in the preorogenic metasedimentary sequences. Some of the midcrustal conductors can be ascribed to graphite-bearing thrust zones, the formation of graphite with variable crystallinity being a consequence of Variscan shearing processes. Deep-seated conductors are tentatively interpreted as a result of relatively continuous, highly crystalline grain-boundary graphite films presumably preserved in basement, granulite(?) rocks. Assuming that graphite occurs as interconnected films, calculations indicate that a fraction of 0.006-0.02% of this accessory mineral is enough to explain the range of the electrical resistivity estimated on the basis of MT models. The role of graphite on the thermal behaviour of the crust is also discussed. The results show that low contents of graphite do not significantly change the thermal behaviour of earth materials.     

Structural control of volcanic ore deposits in the context of global tectonics

Structural control of the deposition of endogenic ores, among which the ores of volcanic affinity play an important role, has been studied by the author in several regions of four continents. Correlation of the results has revealed that generally there is a repetition of four sets of ore-controlling basement fracture zones. All the four sets of basement fracture zones are not always well developed in the sub-surface level and in the morphology of a region, and some of them usually play a dominant role depending on the geological development of the territory (Table 1). The strike of the ore-controlling basement fractures and their distribution have shown similarities with the pattern of fractures distribution in the floor of the adjoining oceans in three of the studied areas. The most important feature is the joint development of east-west trending fracture zones in both the oceanic areas and the basement of continental areas. One of these zones, defined as the «Fourty-north Fracture Zone » has been traced for a considerable distance on a global scale, the Mendocino fracture zone being considered as its prolongation. The results do not exclude the possibility of a continental drift in some areas, but require the presence of a rigid layer with a rather uniform global fracture pattern existing in the period before rifting and drifting apart of the plates.     

A COMBINATION OF GRAVITY AND SEISMIC REFRACTION MEASUREMENTS,APPLIED TO GROUNDWATER EXPLORATIONS NEAR TALTAL,PROVINCE OF ANTOFAGASTA,CHILE*

In northern Chile, which is part of the Atacama Desert, groundwater supply and storage are controlled by deep structural phenomena. Several geophysical exploration techniques were used to determine the structure and depth of the basement of a broad valley filled with unconsolidated alluvial deposits. The gravity method was applied to obtain a general picture of the basement. This was followed by seismic refraction measurements along two traverse lines which appeared to be of major interest. Additional experiments with the magnetic and the telluric methods supplemented the geophysical investigations. In this paper the results of the different geophysical methods are presented, compared, and evaluated with respect to the usefulness in arid regions. It is concluded that a complementary use of the gravity method and the seismic refraction method is a very fruitful and efficient approach for the geophysical reconnaissance of water-bearing basins in flat and arid zones like the Atacama Desert.     

地震资料约束下大地电磁资料反演

应用地震资料约束下大地电磁资料反演古潜山或基底内部结构的新方法. 首先利用地震及井资料,反演得到古潜山或基底之上各层的厚度及电阻率,建立了古潜山或基底以上的地电模型;并利用大地电磁一维反演资料,建立了古潜山或基底及其以下的地电模型. 在初始模型建立的基础上,应用高效快速的二维大地电磁正演算法——模式匹配方法,进行正演计算. 利用共扼梯度迭代方法,进行正反演迭代计算. 通过对胜利油田南北618剖面反演, 基底以下在地震资料没有显示的构造信息,在反演结果中得到了较好地反映.      

Magnetotelluric data inversion with seismic data constraint

Introduction The research on the structure and physical property of ancient hidden hill, igneous rocks and basement is relatively difficult by using seismic data only. If we combine seismic data, magneto-telluric (MT) data and geophysical data together, better results can be obtained for the above problem. A number of geophysicists at home and abroad, such as CHEN and WANG (1990), Siri-punvarapor and Egbert (2000) have tried many methods to solve the problem by the inversion of seismic da…     

Deep electromagnetic (MT and AMT) sounding of the suture zones of the Ukrainian shield

The article discusses the results of deep magnetotelluric sounding of suture zones in the Precambrian structures of the Ukrainian shield in the context of collisional settings. All the considered suture zones (Orekhovo-Pavlograd, West Ingulets-Krivoi Rog, Golovanevsk-Yadlov-Traktemir, Nemirov-Kocherov or Brusilov) are associated with the regional anomalies of increased electric conductivity, which mark deep fault zones and characterize collisional settings. The nature of such deep anomalies might be due to the transport of the ore components together with the fluids from the crust and the mantle during the tectonomagmatic activation, which offers the possibility to predict the prospective areas of endogenic mineralization. A correlation has been established between the endogenic ore deposits located close to or within the suture zones and the low-resistivity anomalies.     

Study on basement structures of the northeast Pamirs

1 Geologic setting and layout of the DSS observation network In the studied area there are three major tectonic units, which are referred to as Tianshan fold system, Tarim basin and West Kunlun fold system (Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 1993). The Tianshan fold system is a polycyclic geosyncline on the north edge of Tarim basin, and an orogenic zone resulting from collision and convergence between Tarim block and the Junggar-North Tianshan…     

黄骅坳陷横向构造转换带与基底三分结构的重磁证据

黄骅坳陷盆地结构及构造单元展布受深断裂及盆地基底的控制与影响,利用重磁异常可以较大范围地揭示出控制盆地构造格局的深断裂及基底结构特征.本文综合考虑研究区盆地基底的宏观磁性差异以及存在的剩磁影响,采用对磁化方向依赖性小的磁异常模量数据,研究了黄骅盆地区域横向构造转换带的展布与磁性基底结构.识别出五条NW向与优势构造走向高角度相交的区域横向构造转换带和两条呈“T” 型展布的隐伏深断裂;研究区基底具有三分性结构特征,隐伏深断裂可能为三分基底的拼合线;基底结构差异及区域横向构造转换带共同控制了黄骅盆地“南北分区,东西分带”的宏观构造格局及沉积构造单元的展布.     

Geophysical targeting of Fe-oxide Cu–(Au) deposits west of Kiruna,Sweden

Ore deposits are frequently associated with various types of rock alteration that may affect the physical properties of rocks, and result in a characteristic signature of the deposits. The present work focuses on the use of geophysical data in targeting areas hosting Fe-oxide Cu–Au (IOCG) deposits west of the Kiruna mining district, northern Sweden. It is noted that IOCG deposits in different areas worldwide (e.g., Australia, Canada) are preferentially located in proximity to faults associated with deformation zones of regional relevance, and that the deposits are hosted in areas affected by potassic to sodic alteration. This study shows that at a semi-regional scale IOCG deposits occur within areas of high positive gravity anomalies, high values of estimated potassium content and high K/Th ratios, which is an expression of potassic alteration. High magnetic anomalies are associated with magnetite occurrences, while low linear magnetic anomalies mark fault/shear zones, in proximity of which the majority of the IOCG deposits occur.     

辽吉古裂谷部分地区深部地质结构特征

在4条实测高精度重、磁剖面及MT剖面探测的基础上,结合区域地质资料及野外地质研究,对辽吉古元古代裂谷（简称辽吉裂谷）边界、内部地质结构和基底组成等深部地质问题进行了论述。 新获取的非震地球物理剖面为揭示辽吉裂谷的深部地质结构提供了重要信息,在MT剖面上发现沿连山关—赛马一线存在一个明显的南倾构造界面,该界面为控制辽吉裂谷北部边界的伸展断裂构造面,以往认为在本溪市—本溪县一线辽河群分布的北部边界应为辽吉裂谷的古地理边界;证实南北辽河群岩相的差异主要是由相变造成的;MT剖面揭示出辽吉裂谷内部具有复式褶皱结构特征,基底埋深可达10km以上;区域地质研究及重磁电联合反演结果表明辽吉裂谷的基底主要发育2种类型：一是太古代表壳岩花岗岩型;二是太古代花岗岩-古元古代花岗岩型。     

Imaging the Kristineberg mining area with two perpendicular magnetotelluric profiles in the Skellefte Ore District,northern Sweden

New magnetotelluric (MT) data from two perpendicular profiles in the Kristineberg area, northern Sweden, were analysed and modelled. In the Skellefte Ore District, the Kristineberg volcanic hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) deposit mine is one of the largest and deepest (1250 m). Seventeen broadband magnetotelluric stations were installed along two existing seismic reflection lines. The profiles were 6 and 12 km long with 500 m and 1 km site spacing, respectively. The obtained MT transfer functions in the period range of 0.0015–200 s are of fairly good quality. Detailed strike and dimensionality analysis reveal consistent but period dependent, strike directions, indicating a change in the geoelectrical strike with depth. From the two‐dimensional inversion of the determinant of the impedance tensor, two stable conductivity models with good data fit were obtained. The addition of seismic reflection information from the co‐located survey, improved the data fit of one of them. Extensive sensitivity analyses helped to delineate the well resolved regions of the models and to determine the position of pronounced boundaries. The results are in good agreement with previous studies, especially regarding the presence of a deep conductor interpreted as a structural basement to the district. They also reveal with more detail the configuration of the main geological units of the Skellefte Ore District, especially of the ore bearing volcanic rocks and the embedded alteration zones.     

帕米尔东北侧基底结构研究

利用在阿图什-伽师地区完成的两条人工地震测深剖面的Pg波资料，用有限差分方法和时间项方法得到了两条剖面的基底速度结构和基底界面形态．不同地质单元基底深度差异较大．不同地质构造单元的接触带上基底结构有明显变化，可以看作是边界断裂存在的标志.最后讨论了阿图什强震区和伽师强震群区基底的特点及与地震的关系．      

Application of 2D magnetotelluric methods in a geological complex area, Xinjiang, China

Magnetotelluric (MT) data along two profiles were collected in Tulargen Cu-Ni mining area, Xinjiang, China. The MT profiles, crossing the known ore-bearing magmatic body, are interpreted to have further understanding of the ore-bearing magmatic bodies' stretch and shape in depth, and to evaluate the prospect in the mining area. The values of phase sensitivity skewness indicate a contaminated two-dimensional (2D) structure (there exist local three-dimensional (3D) structures at shallow level) over 3D structures. G-B decomposition of the impedance tensors indicates the dominant geoelectrical strike in survey area is in East-West direction. To obtain reliable electrical structures, four different 2D inversion codes as REBOCC, NLCG, OCCAM, and ABIC are adopted, inversions of a synthetic 3D model using these codes indicate TM data are more suitable to invert the electrical structures along the profiles in Tulargen Cu-Ni mining area, while TE and TE + TM inversions can be used to verify the transverse variation of electrical structures at shallow level. The 2D electrical structures show high-resistivity basement covered by relatively low-resistivity strata in the mining area, the conductive anomalies are imbedded in the upper covers. The known ore-bearing magmatic body is coincided with the positions of two conductive anomalies in both profiles at shallow level; its extension at depth is deduced according to the shapes of the anomalies. Other conductive anomalies, isolated and existing only at limited depth as the known ore-bearing magmatic body, are presumed of good prospect.     

Studying the Correlation between the Vegetable Pigments Content of Bottom Deposits and the Trophic Status Indices of the Gor'kovskoe Reservoir

Data on the distribution of vegetable pigments in bottom deposits and water mass is presented to characterize the ecological zones of the reservoir. The concentrations of pigments in the channel deposits are shown to increase from the reservoir head toward the dam in accordance with the difference in phytoplankton production in the zone of backwater pinching out, transient zone, and near-dam zone. It is shown that the space heterogeneity of the pigment characteristics of deposits is controlled by the soil properties and the pigments content of the top 2.5-cm layer of bottom deposits of the reservoir correspond to the average productivity level.     

Overbank deposition along the concave side of the Red River meanders,Manitoba, and its geomorphic significance

Slow earth sliding is pervasive along the concave side of Red River meanders that impinge on Lake Agassiz glaciolacustrine deposits. These failures form elongated, low‐angled (c. 6 to 10°) landslide zones along the valleysides. Silty overbank deposits that accumulated during the 1999 spring freshet extend continuously along the landslide zones over hundreds of metres and aggraded the lower slopes over a distance 50 to 80 m from the channel margin. The aggradation is not obviously related to meander curvature or location within a meander. Along seven slope profiles surveyed in 1999 near Letellier, Manitoba, the deposits locally are up to 21 cm thick and generally thin with increasing distance from, and height above, the river. Local deposit thickness relates to distance from the channel, duration of inundation of the landslide surface, mesotopography, and variations in vegetation cover. Immediately adjacent to the river, accumulated overbank deposits are up to 4 m thick. The 1999 overbank deposits also were present along the moderately sloped (c. 23 to 27°) concave banks eroding into the floodplain, but the deposits are thinner (locally up to c. 7 cm thick) and cover a narrower area (10 to 30 m wide) than the deposits within the landslide zones. Concave overbank deposition is part of a sediment reworking process that consists of overbank aggradation on the landslide zones, subsequent gradual downslope displacement from earth sliding, and eventually reworking by the river at the toe of the landslide. The presence of the deposits dampens the outward migration of the meanders and contributes to a low rate of contemporary lateral channel migration. Concave overbank sedimentation occurs along most Red River meanders between at least Emerson and St. Adolphe, Manitoba. © Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada.     

Source of lead in Central American and Caribbean mineralization,II. Lead isotope provinces

In an earlier study of Mesozoic and Cenozoic mineralization in Central America and the Caribbean region, we found that lead isotopic compositions of deposits in northern Central America, which is underlain by a pre-Mesozoic craton, ranged to higher²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb and²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb compositions than did deposits from elsewhere in the region, where the basement is Mesozoic oceanic material. Using 16 analyses for 12 new deposits, as well as new analyses for 11 of the samples studied previously, we have found that lead isotopic compositions correlate closely with crustal type but show little or no correlation with depth to the M-discontinuity. The deposits are divisible into three main groups including (in order of increasing²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb and²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb ratio): (1) deposits in southern Central America and all deposits in the Greater Antilles except Cuba; (2) all deposits in northern Central America; and (3) the Cuban deposits. Southern Central American and Caribbean lead is higher in²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb and²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb than most mid-ocean ridge basalts but could have been derived directly or indirectly from undepleted mantle. Northern Central America can be divided into the Maya block, which belongs to the Americas plate, and the Chortis block, which belongs to the Caribbean plate. Maya block deposits fall along a linear array whereas those of the Chortis block (except the Monte Cristo deposit) form a cluster. These results suggest that the Maya block is underlain by crust or mantle with a large range of U/Pb and Th/U ratios, whereas the Chortis block basement is more homogeneous. Two-stage model calculations indicate an age of about 2280±310 m.y. for the Maya block basement, although no such rocks are known in the region. Comparison of the Chortis block data to our recently published lead isotopic analyses of Mexican deposits shows considerable similarities suggesting that the Chortis block could have been derived from Mexico.