3D Inversion of SQUID Magnetic Tensor Data

Developments in SQUID-based technology have enabled direct measurement of magnetic tensor data for geophysical exploration. For quantitative interpretation, we introduce 3D regularized inversion for magnetic tensor data. For mineral exploration-scale targets, our model studies show that magnetic tensor data have significantly improved resolution compared to magnetic vector data for the same model. We present a case study for the 3D regularized inversion of magnetic tensor data acquired over a magnetite skarn at Tallawang, Australia. The results obtained from our 3D regularized inversion agree very well with the known geology of the area. *Corresponding author: Glenn A. Wilson, TechnoImaging, 4001 South, 700 East, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84107, USA, E-mail: [email protected] Received March 13, 2012; Accepted June 19, 2012; Published June 21, 2012 Citation: Zhdanov MS, Cai H, Wilson GA (2012) 3D Inversion of SQUID Magnetic Tensor Data. J Geol Geosci 1:104. doi:10.4172/jgg.1000104 Copyright: © 2012 Zhdanov MS, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.