Classification of self-potential anomalies on volcanoes and possible interpretations for their subsurface structure

Self-potential (SP) surveys were conducted on 10 island-arc-type volcanoes in Japan. Large-scale SP anomalies that covered entire volcanic edifices and had simple shapes were observed. Neglecting the local fluctuations, we named the SP anomaly that shows voltage gradients anywhere on the flank a long spatial wavelength (LSW) SP anomaly. We first classified these anomalies into three types: 1) no anomaly (SP profile is flat): 2) “W”-shaped profile: and 3) “V”-shaped profile. In some volcanoes, one flank with a flat SP profile and another with half of the W-shaped SP profile coexist. Next, we compared LSW-SP anomalies with various factors that may be related to SP generation and found that the SP profile is approximately flat on the flank where geothermal manifestations exist. This relationship, which is new aspect of the SP data on volcanoes, is important because it can impose a constraint on the model for SP generation and the subsurface structure. Based on the discussion that SP is generated by an electrokinetic mechanism, we propose that resistivity, zeta potential, and hydraulic radius are the possible parameters that control the existence of LSW-SP anomalies. The new relationship between SP and geothermal manifestation are understood in terms of the presence of hydrothermal system. Although the structure of volcanic edifice is probably spatially complicated, the insight into the SP data presented in this study implies that the flanks with flat SP profiles are relatively weak and have high potential for sector collapse.     

岩溶塌陷自然电场及其应用

流经土洞或岩溶塌陷坑中的地下水破坏了土层的固-液界面离子双电层扩散区中正、负电荷的平衡,引起地下介质（土层）自然极化,形成自上而下的自然电场。土洞或岩溶塌陷在平面上产生自然电位似同心圆负心异常、在剖面上引起极小值异常;自然电位梯度在剖面上出现过零点异常,在平面上呈以零值线为对称轴的正负对称的似“蝴蝶状”异常。岩溶区自然电场法干扰因素主要有工业游散电流等人文干扰电磁场、地下金属管道（线） 自然极化电场、上升或下降泉自然电场、山地电场、炭质灰岩自然电场等。针对岩溶区自然电场法干扰因素特点,本文提出采用避让法、排除法、在线监测法进行消除,并将之应用于广西来宾市吉利村岩溶塌陷探测中。结果表明,自然电位剖面曲线在地面沉陷区中心附近出现极小值异常,自然电位梯度剖面曲线也在相同部位显示过零点异常。水文地质监测钻孔在相应的位置上分别揭露了塌陷堆积物、溶洞和断层破碎带,从而验证了上述自然电场法异常的属性。      

Confirming Ground Geophysical Survey for Mineralization in Al Bayda Area, Yemen

The Jabal Mabal-prospect of Al Bayda area is covered by meta-volcano sedimentary rocks. The importance of the study area comes from previous studies, which proved that the area has mineralization zones at the periphery of Jabal Al-Mabal. These mineralized zones lie along northwest-southeast shear zones, which occur inside the meta-volcanic rocks. The previous studies concluded that the mineralization was mostly associated with sulphides, especially at the reduction zones. These sulphides give a good response to electrical or electromagnetic techniques. The present study uses electrically induced polarization and Genie electromagnetic surveys to explore the extension of the mineralization zones at the subsurface. The self-potential (SP) technique shows numerous of mineralized zones. Most of these zones are distributed in the southern area along the contact between the quartz and gabbro. The induced polarization (IP) method has been applied on the selected profiles to delineate the subsurface contact between calcite, gabbro and quartz in Al-Jarra Valley and to calculate the shape and depth of the mineralization zones in the subsurface along these profiles. The Genie electromagnetic survey, which has been applied on selected profiles, delineated some weak mineralization occurrences corresponding to the shear zones. The integration of the results obtained using these three techniques, in addition to the different ground geophysical methods previously used, makes it possible to determine the most appropriate zones for development of exploration at the area of investigation.     

ULF electric and magnetic anomalies accompanying the cracking of rock sample

The anomalies of electric-magnetic field and self-potential before earthquakes are important precursory phenom-ena.A simulating experiment study on the variations in ultra-low frequency(ULF)magnetic field and self-poten-tial during rock cracking was carried out in a magnetic field-free space.The results revealing in detail the whole process of the occurrences of electric and magnetic anomalises are significant for understanding the microscopic mechanism of ULF electric and magnetic signals.The experiment indicated that at the initial stage the slow changes in strain.self-potential and magnetic field with small amounts appeared firstly near the source of initial cracking,and then extended as the crack developed on.In the time domain,the self-potential anomaly emerged first and ULF magnetic field changes arose then.The shape of the ULF electric and magnetic anomaly varied ob-viously in early-,mid-and late-term of the test.The authors attributed the pulse-like changes of self-potential to the generationj and movement of the accumulated electric charges during the cracking caused by charge separation on the crack tips within the sample.While the magnetic pulses of shorter-period at the last stage of the test,may be induced by instantaneous electric current of the accumulated charege during the cracking acceleration.The technical method and the observational results of this experiment are given in detail and the microscopic mechanism of elec-tric and magnetic precursors before earthquake are discussd in the present paper as well.     

用电化学方法观察电地球化学异常

本文对已有的电地球化学异常模型进行了评论,认为尚不足以构成有效的找矿方法。对电地球化学异常的广度与强度作了估算。介绍了阳极溶出法观察电地球化学异常的装置与方法,指出了电化学方法的广阔用途。     

Application of Normalized Full Gradient Method to Self Potential (SP) Data

Recently, Normalized Full Gradient (NFG) method has widespread applications to natural potential fields, especially in gravity and magnetic. In this study, usage of NFG in Self-Potential (SP) data evaluation is tested. Results are compared to other SP interpretation methods. The NFG method is applied to synthetic and field SP data. As a consequence of application of the method to the anomalies of spherical, cylindrical and vertical sheet models, whose theoretical structures are explicit, the structures were found very close to their actual locations. In order to see the capability of the method in detecting the number of sources, NFG method was applied to different spherical models at different depths and locations. The least-squares inverse solution was applied to the same models and NFG method was found more powerful in detecting model structure. Sensitivity of NFG method for application to noisy data is also tested. An anomaly is generated by adding a random noise to two close sphere SP anomalies. The method seems to work for the two close spheres at high S/N ratio. Then, NFG method was applied to two field examples. The first one is the cross section taken from the SP anomaly map of the Ergani-Süleymanköy (Turkey) copper mine. The depth of the mineral deposit at that site was found about 38 m from the ground level. This result is well matched to previous studies. NFG was also applied to SP data from Seferihisar Izmir (Western Turkey) geothermal field and the location of the point source was determined. The field data of this site have already been modeled by the thermoelectric source (coupling) solution method. When these two methods are compared, they seem to support each other. It is concluded that the NFG method works perfectly when the structure model is simple. It is observed that natural potential sources close to earth’s surface are identified by the method more accurately at greater harmonics, while deep sources are identified at lesser harmonics. It produces reasonable results for noisy multi-source models than the other parameter identification methods (inverse solution, power spectrum, etc.).     

海底多金属硫化物自然电位观测方式研究

利用海洋自然电位法可以探测海底多金属硫化物矿体的位置和轮廓。在调查过程中,可以进行水平观测和垂直观测,本文对这两种观测方式的探测效果进行数值模拟分析,结果表明垂直观测异常大,对矿体的横向分辨率高。但在进行垂直观测时,电极离底低,工作风险大。所以在实际调查过程中,需要根据需求选择合适的观测方式。另外,在实际测量过程中,电极对会偏离垂直方向和水平方向,将导致异常结果发生变化,因此在数据资料处理与解释过程中要注意。本文可以为海底多金属硫化物自然电位调查提供参考。     

岩石破裂过程中的超低频电磁异常

震前电磁场和大地自电位的异常是重要的地震前兆现象．在零磁空间对超低频段的磁场和自电位的变化进行了岩石破裂的实验研究,细致地揭示出电场、磁场出现异常变化的全过程,对深入认识超低频电磁信号的微观机理具有重要的意义．实验发现,岩石受力后应变、电位和磁场的缓慢变化在空间分布上是首先在近破裂源处出现,继而随裂纹的发展而改变位置;在时间序列上先出现自电位异常,然后是超低频磁场的变化;在异常形态上,超低频电磁信号呈现出早期、中期、晚期3个阶段的明显差异．研究表明,岩石微破裂引起裂隙尖端处的电荷分离. 静电荷在局部区域的积累和运移,导致了自电位的脉冲状变化;而在主破裂阶段,积累电荷的急速运动形成瞬间电流,激发了脉冲式的磁场异常．本文详细介绍了这一综合实验的技术步骤和观测结果,并对地震电磁前兆的微观机理进行了探讨．     

水中自然电场法探测病态水库岩溶渗漏通道———以金鸡河水库一级水电站为例

在岩溶区修建的水库或矿山尾矿库等建筑物,常因库区岩溶地质条件复杂而出现库水或污水渗漏等问题,岩溶渗漏通道勘察中常用的物探方法多布置在库区的大坝、坝肩等库岸陆地一带,未能对库内的库底岩溶塌陷等岩溶渗漏通道直接进行探测与评价,致使探测与治理效果往往不佳。本文以桂北金鸡河水库一级水电站放水涵管旁岩溶渗漏通道探测为例,研究水上自然电场法探测水库岩溶渗漏通道的原理、现场工作方法及探测效果。研究区出露地层主要由泥盆系榴江组（D3l）石灰岩夹白云岩、白云质灰岩,泥盆系东岗岭阶（D2d）白云岩、石灰岩、泥质灰岩组成,隐伏岩溶中等发育。区内一级水电站放水管入水口放水可引起强烈水上自然电位负心区域场,经采用圆周平均法划分水上自然电位区域场与剩余局部异常计算,分离出6个被强烈区域场淹盖了的次级似等轴状或似椭圆状负心水上自然电位剩余局部异常。经潜水员潜水入库内查看,这6个负心剩余局部异常区在库底均有岩溶塌陷或岩溶开口或库底渗漏天窗一一对应,其中,16线46-48号测点附近出现的似等轴状负心剩余局部异常对应的库底岩溶塌陷规模最大,塌陷坑直径约1.8 m,塌陷坑深约2.5 m,其余异常区对应的库底渗漏天窗或岩溶开口规模次之。经库内外水的简易连通实验及工程地质钻探,物探异常查证效果好。水上自然电场法可用于岩溶病态库区水上应急、快速圈定浅层岩溶渗漏通道范围等岩溶地质问题调查。      

Relationship between age of waste and natural electric potential generation in Sanitary Landfill

The geophysical methods are effective tools for determining changes in physical parameters of the geological environment, as soil or groundwater in the presence of contamination. This work consisted on analyzing the natural electric potential obtained over domestic solid waste ditches with controlled closure dates. The interpretation data suggest the generation of electric potential predominantly through the redox phenomenon, as opposed to the flow potential phenomenon. The statistical data analysis indicates a correlation between residence time of the waste and growing variations of voltage. In addition highlights that eight years are required to achieve the reported values for the area with absence of waste, time estimated for decomposition of most organic matter contained in the buried waste.