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Subsurface Structural Mapping using EIGEN6C4 Data over Bundelkhand Craton and Surroundings: An Appraisal on Kimberlite/lamproite Emplacement

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The Bundelkhand craton is surrounded by different mobile belts. The central Indian tectonic zone (CITZ) in the southern part is one of the prominent tectonic zones. CITZ is an important structural controlling factor for the Majhgawan and Hinota Kimberlite pipes. Several dyke swarms and quartz vein fractures are resulted due to volcanic and tectonic activity in the present study area. The objective of the present study is to delineate the subsurface lineaments using different edge enhancement techniques for mineral exploration in the future. Initially, First vertical derivative (FVD), total horizontal derivative (THD), tilt derivative (TDR) and theta (THETA) map have been applied to EIGEN6C4 Bouguer anomaly data. Composite lineament density map has been generated using all enhanced maps to analyze the effect of length of lineaments in the unit area. Upward continuation maps for different height have been generated to distinguish the shallower and deeper body effects. Further, Euler 3D deconvolution technique has been applied to Bouguer anomaly data to calculate the possible depth of associated lineaments. A comparative analysis of upward continuation depth and Euler’s depth has been carried out zone wise.

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Authors are thankful to ISRO, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India for funding RESPOND project ISRO/RES/630/2016–17. Authors are grateful to Dr. K. Vinod Kumar; Group Head and Dr. Arindam Guha, Scientist SF of Geoscience Group, NRSC, ISRO, Hyderabad, India for their valuable suggestion for improving the manuscript. The authors also wish to thank to Director, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad for his keen interest in this study.

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Pal, S.K., Kumar, S. Subsurface Structural Mapping using EIGEN6C4 Data over Bundelkhand Craton and Surroundings: An Appraisal on Kimberlite/lamproite Emplacement. J Geol Soc India 94, 188–196 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-019-1288-4

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