The radio frequency dielectric properties of the stratified UG1–UG2 geological unit in the Bushveld Complex |
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| Authors: | Marc Rütschlin Johannes H Cloete Iain M Mason Keith D Palmer |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa;bSchool of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia |
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| Abstract: | A new measurement technique enables the complex dielectric properties of the geological strata comprising the UG1–UG2 (Upper Group 1–Upper Group 2) unit of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa to be determined with unprecedented detail at radio frequencies (RF). Results of non-destructive laboratory measurements of representative diamond drill core samples from the UG1–UG2 unit are presented at 25 MHz. These data establish that the UG1 and UG2 chromitite layers are embedded in rock strata (norite, pyroxenite and anorthosite) which are translucent in the HF spectral band, whereas the chromitite layers themselves exhibit significant velocity contrast, making them good radar reflectors. The data presented here is useful for calibration of the radar system, and for predicting the range and resolution performance of borehole radars operating in both the hanging and footwalls of the economically important platiniferous UG2 reef. |
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| Keywords: | Dielectric properties Radio frequency Borehole radar Platinum group metals UG1– UG2 unit Bushveld Complex |
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