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We detected large values of the complex electrical conductivity of four kimberlite samples based on laboratory measurements carried out when saturating the samples with brines with the electrical conductivity ranging between 200 and 30 000 S/cm. Both the real surface conductivity and the quadrature conductivity were found much larger than that of common volcanic rocks and sediments. Based on measurements of petrophysical properties of these cores as well as on optical microscopic images we argued that this anomalous conductivity is explained by highly conductive and polarizable clayey matrix, which shows an abundance of the saponite, a mineral of smectite group. These new data confirms usability of electrical (resistivity, and especially Induced Polarization) and electromagnetic methods in kimberlite exploration.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 27th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Held at Near Surface Geoscience Conference and Exhibition 2021, NSG 2021 |
Publisher | European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789462823860 |
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State | Published - 2021 |
Event | 27th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Held at Near Surface Geoscience Conference and Exhibition 2021, NSG 2021: European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics - BORDEAUX CONGRESS CENTRE, Bordeaux, Virtual, France Duration: 29 Aug 2021 → 2 Sep 2021 Conference number: 27 http://WWW.NSG2021.ORG https://www.earthdoc.org/content/papers/10.3997/2214-4609.202120238 https://eage.eventsair.com/nsg2021 |
Conference | 27th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Held at Near Surface Geoscience Conference and Exhibition 2021, NSG 2021 |
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Abbreviated title | NSG 2021 |
Country/Territory | France |
City | Bordeaux, Virtual |
Period | 29/08/21 → 2/09/21 |
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