Imaging Karatungk Cu-Ni Mine in Xinjiang, Western China with a Passive Seismic Array
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Method
2.1. Cross-Correlation Function
2.2. Rayleigh Wave Dispersion Measurement
2.3. Direct Surface Wave Tomography
3. Results
3.1. Resolution Tests
3.2. Error Analysis
3.3. Shear-Wave Velocities
4. Discussion
4.1. Seismic Structure within 0.7 km and Y1, Y2, Y3
4.2. Seismic Structure at the Depth of 0.7–1.3 km
4.3. Passive Observations Based on a Dense Array
4.4. Potential of Seismic Observations in Deep Prospecting Work
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Du, P.; Wu, J.; Li, Y.; Wang, J.; Han, C.; Lindsay, M.D.; Yuan, H.; Zhao, L.; Xiao, W. Imaging Karatungk Cu-Ni Mine in Xinjiang, Western China with a Passive Seismic Array. Minerals 2020, 10, 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070601
Du P, Wu J, Li Y, Wang J, Han C, Lindsay MD, Yuan H, Zhao L, Xiao W. Imaging Karatungk Cu-Ni Mine in Xinjiang, Western China with a Passive Seismic Array. Minerals. 2020; 10(7):601. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070601
Chicago/Turabian StyleDu, Peixiao, Jing Wu, Yang Li, Jian Wang, Chunming Han, Mark Douglas Lindsay, Huaiyu Yuan, Liang Zhao, and Wenjiao Xiao. 2020. "Imaging Karatungk Cu-Ni Mine in Xinjiang, Western China with a Passive Seismic Array" Minerals 10, no. 7: 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070601