2D-3C high-resolution seismic data from the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada

Tectonophysics

Volumn 472, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 226-237

  Snyder, David B ^a   Cary, Peter ^b   Salisbury, Matt ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Sensor Geophysical Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abitibi greenstone belt; Mineral exploration; P S conversions; Poisson's ratio; Shallow seismic tomography; Three component seismic reflection data

Indexed keywords

ABITIBI GREENSTONE BELT; P-S CONVERSIONS; POISSON'S RATIO; SHALLOW SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; THREE-COMPONENT SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA;

DEFORMATION; FETAL MONITORING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GOLD DEPOSITS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALS; MINING; OXIDE MINERALS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POISSON EQUATION; QUARTZ; REFLECTION; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOGRAPHS; SHEAR WAVES; SILICATE MINERALS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TOMOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

POISSON RATIO;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; GOLD; GREENSTONE BELT; MINERAL EXPLORATION; P-WAVE; POISSON RATIO; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMOGRAPH; TRANSPRESSION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ABITIBI BELT; CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 67349238867     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.05.038     Document Type: Article

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