AU2002236550A1 - A method and apparatus for passive detection of geophysical discontinuities in the earth - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for passive detection of geophysical discontinuities in the earth

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AU2002236550A1
AU2002236550A1 AU2002236550A AU3655002A AU2002236550A1 AU 2002236550 A1 AU2002236550 A1 AU 2002236550A1 AU 2002236550 A AU2002236550 A AU 2002236550A AU 3655002 A AU3655002 A AU 3655002A AU 2002236550 A1 AU2002236550 A1 AU 2002236550A1
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David G. Meyer
Christian F. Murer
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Amalgamated Explorations Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V3/00—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation
    • G01V3/12—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation operating with electromagnetic waves
AU2002236550A 2000-11-02 2001-11-02 A method and apparatus for passive detection of geophysical discontinuities in the earth Abandoned AU2002236550A1 (en)

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PCT/US2001/045649 WO2002041033A2 (en) 2000-11-02 2001-11-02 A method and apparatus for passive detection of geophysical discontinuities in the earth

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