Airborne gamma-ray and magnetic anomaly signatures of serpentinite in relation to soil geochemistry, northern California

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1524-1537

  McCafferty, A E ^a   Van Gosen, B S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CONCENTRATION OF; FERRIMAGNETIC MINERALS; GEOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; LOW LEVEL; LOW-GAMMA; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC MINERALS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY MEASUREMENTS; METAVOLCANIC ROCKS; MODEL RESULTS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; POSITIVE PROBABILITY; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RADIOMETRIC MODEL; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ROCK TYPES; SERPENTINITE; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; SOIL DATA; SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY; SOIL SAMPLE; STATISTICAL MODELING; STUDY AREAS; ULTRAMAFIC BODY; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS; WATERBODIES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM; GAMMA RAYS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOPHYSICS; IRON ORES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MINERALS; NICKEL; OXIDE MINERALS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; ROCKS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; STARS;

GEOMAGNETISM;

ASBESTOS; GABBRO; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; MINERAL; OUTCROP; SERPENTINITE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651168519     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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