An Investigation of Deep Electrical Structure of Qiangtang Basin,Xizang(Tibet),China

In order to study the deep geoelectrical structure and the regional geological structure and detect potential oil and gas areas in Qiangtang basin in northern Xizang (Tibet), 222 MT soundings were conducted along three N - S MT profiles across the basin .The MT results indicate that the south and north parts of the Qiangtang basin have a good contrast in the deep electrical structure . In the south Qiangtang , there are generally two high conductivity layers in the crust . The first is at a depth of about 10-25 km and possesses a resistivity of about 10-80 Ωm . The second, the high conductivity layer in the lower crust, is at a depth of about 40-70 km with 3- 50 Ωm . In the north Qiangtang , there is generally one high conductivity layer . It is at a depth of about 10-30 km and the resistivity is about 1-60 Ωm . The thickness of the second high conductivity layer in both the south Qiangtang and the Bangong-Nujiang suture is much greater than that of the first . The thickness of the lithosphere is abou

An Investigation of Deep Electrical Structure of Qiangtang Basin, Xizang (Tibet), China