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Volume 8, Issue 4
  • ISSN: 0812-3985
  • E-ISSN: 1834-7533

Abstract

The necessary mathematics for describing the potential field has been developed for a considerable time. Recent papers in gravity interpretation continue to emphasise the mathematics of the potential field rather than the nature of its causative geology.

This paper argues the case for pragmatic or ingenuous interpretation. While many ingenious methods have a role to play in gravity interpretation, the inherent ability of the human interpreter should not be overlooked. An illustration of the argument is given for some Murray Basin gravity data.

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