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Note on Parasnis' method for surface rock densities

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Assuming a zero regional, Parasnis presented a linear relationship between the relative gravity and the average surface rock density. If a certain amount of regional variation in the relative gravity exists this method cannot be relied upon. In the present article an extension of Parasnis' method is suggested for the case when linear regional exists. A field example from the Godavari Valley is described.

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  1. Department of Geophysics, Andhra University, Waltair, India

    V. Bhaskar Rao

  2. Centre of Exploration Geophysics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

    B. V. Satyanarayana Murty

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Rao, V.B., Satyanarayana Murty, B.V. Note on Parasnis' method for surface rock densities. PAGEOPH 110, 1927–1931 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00876555

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