A Multidisciplinary Geophysical Approach to Characterize a Fracture Zone: The Southern Limit of the Mining District of Linares-La Carolina, Spain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Local Geological Survey
3. Materials and Geophysical Methods
3.1. Electrical Resistivity Tomography
3.2. Time Domain Electromagnetic Method
3.3. Magnetic Method
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Electrical Resistivity Tomography
4.2. Time Domain Electromagnetic Method
4.3. Magnetic Methods
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Rey, J.; Mendoza, R.; Vilchez, J.; Hidalgo, M.C.; Fernández, I.; Berman, S. A Multidisciplinary Geophysical Approach to Characterize a Fracture Zone: The Southern Limit of the Mining District of Linares-La Carolina, Spain. Geosciences 2024, 14, 228. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14090228
Rey J, Mendoza R, Vilchez J, Hidalgo MC, Fernández I, Berman S. A Multidisciplinary Geophysical Approach to Characterize a Fracture Zone: The Southern Limit of the Mining District of Linares-La Carolina, Spain. Geosciences. 2024; 14(9):228. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14090228
Chicago/Turabian StyleRey, Javier, Rosendo Mendoza, José Vilchez, M. Carmen Hidalgo, Isla Fernández, and Sara Berman. 2024. "A Multidisciplinary Geophysical Approach to Characterize a Fracture Zone: The Southern Limit of the Mining District of Linares-La Carolina, Spain" Geosciences 14, no. 9: 228. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14090228