Self potential anomaly over a sulphide conductor tested for use as a current source

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 97-104

  Lile, Ole Bernt ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Batteries; Eh; Electrical methods; Graphite deposits; Self potential methods; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GRAPHITE; GROUNDING ELECTRODES; ORE DEPOSITS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFIDE MINERALS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

CURRENT SOURCE; SELF POTENTIAL ANOMALY; VOLTAGE DROP;

ELECTRIC PROSPECTING;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; GRAPHITE; SELF POTENTIAL ANOMALY; SELF POTENTIAL METHOD; SULPHIDE; SULPHIDE DEPOSIT;

EID: 0030438139     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(96)00042-0     Document Type: Article

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