Borehole geophysical signatures of kimberlites in Canada

Log Analyst

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 38-51

  Mwenifumbo, C J ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Killeen, P G ^a   Elliott, B E ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e Canadian LITHOPROBE Project   (United States)

^f Minerals Geotechnical Logging Soc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAGNETOMETERS; MICA; OIL WELL LOGGING; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC WAVES; SHALE; SPECTROMETRY; VELOCITY;

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENT; KIMBERLITES;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 0032027963     PISSN: 0024581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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