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Volume 31 Number 5
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A borehole magnetometric resistivity (MMR) experiment is described in which an attempt is made to determine the extent and orientation of zones of fissuring within an otherwise massive sequence of carboniferous limestone. The region under investigation lies beneath a landfill site and the main parameter of interest is the direction of flow of ground water, which will be influenced by the orientation of the faults or fissures within the rock. The MMR method possesses some extremely advantageous features for application to hydro‐geological problems of this kind. The method is sensitive to electrical current channelling within an otherwise relatively resistive medium, and the detection of the magnetic field within the borehole does not depend upon electrical contact of the receiver with the ground. Consequently, the method can be used in dry or plastic‐cased boreholes. A direction of maximum electrical current flow is deduced from the MMR data which coincides with the predominant direction of jointing within the region.

We are most grateful to the Water Research Centre, Medmenham, Berkshire, for supporting this research and particularly to Dr M. Fleet and Mr K. Beesley for their help and advice.

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