Gravity Prospecting Practical Exercises

Lab ( )

The following table shows the relative gravity measurements collected in a rugged area a
long a profile crossing a river valley. "Station-G" was used as base station to which the
gravity and elevation differences were referred.
You are asked to:
1- Complete the table by applying the (1) free-air, (2) Bouguer, and (3) terrain
corrections to the data, assuming a density of 2.4 g/cc.
2- Draw the corrected gravity anomaly profile and interpret it qualitatively.
3- Try to estimate the shape and depth of the source of the gravity anomaly.

Elev. g-obs g-
St. LC g-L FAC BC g-BC TC g-TC
(ft) (mgal) FAC
K 991 -12.38 -1.49 -13.87 0.07

J 1017 -14.97 -1.04 -16.03 0.23

I 877 -5.97 -0.74 -6.71 0.13

H 785 -0.92 -1.30 -1.22 0.20

G 761 0 0 0 0.77

E 781 -2.50 0.22 -2.28 2.33

F 1289 -35.37 0.44 -34.93 2.78

L 1266 -31.98 0.57 -31.41 1.24

M 1240 -30.14 0.89 -29.25 0.53

N 1134 -23.58 1.48 -22.10 0.24