Unit Three - Geophysical Methods
2. Gravity and Density
Resources

Suggested Sites:

http://www.mines.edu/fs_home/tboyd/GP311/INFORMATION/MOTIVATION/motiv.html

Summary of gravity principles.

http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/gump/morin/alaska/gravity/gravity.html

Summary and previews of Isostatic Gravity Maps available for Alaska

http://www.mines.edu/fs_home/tboyd/GP311/

Excellent “primer” on principles of gravity used in exploration.

http://www.mines.edu/fs_home/tboyd/GP311/MODULES/GRAV/main.html
Introduction to geophysical exploration – Gravity module
Online class module. Very complete information, including notes, processing, data issues,etc.

http://www.tcd.ie/Natural_Resources/Geoscience/prog/grav.htm
Gravity surveying
Detailed information about gravity surveying and the measurement of subsurface geology. Includes basic theory of gravity and measurement

http://www.digistar.mb.ca/minsci/finding/gravity.htm
Geophysical Methods
Overview of gravity surveys. Includes the method and constraints.

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