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Geophysics for the Mineral Exploration Geoscientist by Michael Dentith and Stephen Mudge, Book Launch hosted by ASEG WA Branch.
The book outlines geophysical methods from the basic physical phenomena, through the acquisition and processing of geophysical data, to the creation of geological models of the subsurface and data interpretation to find hidden mineral deposits. Detailed descriptions of all the commonly used geophysical methods are given, including gravity, magnetic, radiometric, electrical, electromagnetic and seismic methods.
Each technique is described in a consistent way and without complex mathematics. Emphasising extraction of the maximum geological information from geophysical data, the book also explains petrophysics, data modelling and common interpretation pitfalls.
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ASEG members and students free, non-members $10
Wider Relevance of a New Minerals Geophysics Text Book to Groundwater, Geotechnical, Hydrocarbon and Environmental Investigations
Geoff Pettifer, GHD
The WA earth science community rarely produces world class earth science textbooks so this new Cambridge Press textbook Geophysics for the Mineral Exploration Geoscientist is a cause for celebration by our community and for those looking for a good textbook on modern geophysical techniques. Though written for mining and mineral exploration practitioners, as a labour of love of their subject matter by the authors, the book covers in a very accessible style and approach, many methods that are applicable to groundwater, geotechnical, hydrocarbon, and contaminated site investigations and practitioners, particularly here in WA for both our both near surface and deeper geological environments.
A brief 5 minutes introduction is given, of the relevance of the methods covered in the book to the wider earth science community and the many geological applications where geophysics can be a useful tool.
Geophysics for the Mineral Exploration Geoscientist by Michael Dentith and Stephen Mudge.
Cambridge University Press, April 2014, ISBN 978 0 521 80951 1.
Co-authored by a university professor and an industry geophysicist, and providing a balance between principles and practice, this state-of-the-art overview of geophysical methods takes readers from the basic physical phenomena, through the acquisition and processing of geophysical data, to the creation of geological models of the subsurface and data interpretation to find hidden mineral deposits. Detailed descriptions of all the commonly used geophysical methods are given, including gravity, magnetic, radiometric, electrical, electromagnetic and seismic methods.
Each technique is described in a consistent way and without complex mathematics. Emphasising extraction of the maximum geological information from geophysical data, the book also explains petrophysics, data modelling and common interpretation pitfalls. Packed with full-colour figures, also available online, the text is supported by selected examples from around the world, including all the major deposit types. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in minerals geoscience, this book is also a valuable reference for professionals in the mining industry (and also other sectors) wishing to make greater use of geophysical methods.
The authors:
Mike Dentith is Professor of Geophysics at The University of Western Australia and a research theme leader in the Centre for Exploration Targeting. He has been an active researcher and teacher of university level applied geophysics and geology for more than 25 years, and he also consults to the minerals industry. He is a member of AGU, ASEG, SEG and GSA.
Stephen Mudge has worked as an exploration geophysicist in Australia for more than 35 years, and currently works as a consultant in his own company Vector Research. He has worked in many parts of the world and has participated in a number of new mineral discoveries. He is a member of the AusIMM, AIG, ASEG, SEG and EAEG.
