JOINT INTERPRETATION OF GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC DATA OVER AXIAL SYMMETRIC BODIES WITH APPLICATION TO THE DARNLEY BAY ANOMALY,NWT CANADA* |
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| Authors: | RE CHAVEZ RC BAILEY GD GARLAND |
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| Abstract: | A method is presented for determining bounds of the properties of axial symmetric bodies from a finite number of gravity and magnetic observations based on Parker's theory of ideal bodies. Bounds on the density contrast and the intensity of magnetization are calculated as a function of depth to the top of the anomalous source, restricting the range of smallest possible solutions to fit the data. The model studied is approximated by an array of vertical annuli cylinders, each of uniform density and magnetization. Linear programming algorithms based on the ideal body theory were used to calculate the distribution of these parameters within the body. Simultaneous inversion of gravity and magnetic data is performed assuming a constant ratio between the density contrast and the intensity of magnetization and that a common body is responsible for both observed fields. The parameter k(|J|/δp) provides information about the rock type of the structure. Interpretation of gravity and aeromagnetic data from Darnley Bay, NWT, Canada, indicated the presence of a shallow ultrabasic intrusion. |
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