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Updated aeromagnetic compilation over Lake Superior

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Publication Date
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2017-07-01

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Anderson, E.D., and Grauch, V.J.S., 2018, Updated aeromagnetic and gravity anomaly compilations and elevation-bathymetry models over Lake Superior: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7F18X8S.

Summary

New aeromagnetic compilations have been produced for the Lake Superior region. The compilations combine previously published aeromagnetic survey data and compilations available from the Minnesota Geological Survey, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, Natural Resources Canada, and U.S. Geological Survey (see MagneticSurveys.pdf). Two compilations were produced which differ in their theoretical observation height. The compilation at 150 m height maintains anomaly shape over geologic features on land; whereas the compilation at 300 m height better maintains anomaly shape for sources observed over Lake Superior and would be preferred for modeling anomaly sources beneath [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Southwest Region
Originator :
Eric D Anderson, V. J. S Grauch
Metadata Contact :
Eric D Anderson
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Mission Area :
Energy and Minerals
SDC Data Owner :
Mineral Resources Program

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MagneticAnomaly.png
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LakeSupRegMag150.gxf
“Magnetic anomaly surface (150 m height)”
59.93 MB application/gxf
LakeSupRegMag150.tif
“Magnetic anomaly surface (150 m height)”
27.23 MB image/geotiff
LakeSupRegMag150.tfw
“Tiff world file”
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LakeSupRegMag300.gxf
“Magnetic anomaly surface (300 m height)”
14.98 MB application/gxf
LakeSupRegMag300.tif
“Magnetic anomaly surface (300 m height)”
6.95 MB image/geotiff
LakeSupRegMag300.tfw
“Tiff world file”
93 Bytes text/plain
MagneticSurveys.pdf
“Table of magnetic surveys”
68.96 KB application/pdf

Purpose

The purpose is to provide to the public an aeromagnetic compilation covering the Lake Superior region. In addition, these data are providing a continuous set of observations for geologic interpretations spanning the international border and are helping constrain on-going 3D geologic modeling of the North American Midcontinent Rift System (for example, Van Schmus and Hinze, 1985) and associated mineral systems.
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