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Original Articles

A Genesis Analysis of the Regional Gravity and Magnetic Anomalies in the Northern Part of Eastern Xinjiang, Northwest China

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Pages 2075-2085 | Published online: 10 Jun 2014
 

Abstract

The authors discuss the genesis of the regional gravity and magnetic anomalies in the northern part of Eastern Xinjiang, a correlation analysis was carried out between the regional gravity anomaly and the regional magnetic anomaly. Through data processing and integrated interpretation of the gravity and magnetic data in the study area, the Bouguer gravity anomaly and the magnetic anomaly by reduction to the pole were separated. Then, the regional gravity and magnetic anomalies across multiple scales were extracted; in addition, the correlation coefficients between the regional gravity anomaly and the regional magnetic anomaly at different scales were calculated. Finally, the features of the gravity and magnetic fields, their geological significance, and the origins of these regional gravity and magnetic anomalies were analyzed. The results showed that the regional negative gravity anomaly in the Turpan-Hami basin and the Santanghu basin was mainly caused by Cenozoic and Mesozoic strata; the regional positive magnetic anomaly was mainly caused by the Precambrian metamorphic basement. The study revealed that the regional positive gravity and magnetic anomalies resulted from the crust and the mantle substances in the eastern part of the Junggar basin. While the regional positive gravity anomaly was mainly caused by Pre-Mesozoic strata, and the regional negative magnetic anomaly by the sedimentary formation and intermediate acid rocks in the Bogeda-Harlike folded zone and the Jueluotage anticlinorium. The regional negative gravity and magnetic anomalies in the active zone of the northern margin of Tarim were mainly caused by the sedimentary formation and intermediate acid rocks.

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