Structural analysis and basement topography of Gabal Shilman area, South Eastern Desert of Egypt, using aeromagnetic data

Abstract

The existing work deals with the structural analysis and detecting basement depth of G. Shilman area, South Eastern Desert (SED), Egypt. This work includes interpreting aeromagnetic data to map out structures within the study area and determine the depth of the magnetic basement which can be an aide to advance exploratory study. The first vertical derivative (1st VD) enhanced the short-wavelength and high-frequency features of the data. The analytic signal (AS) and horizontal gradient magnitude (HGM) maps well the structures of G. Shilman area. Statistical analysis of the delineated structures indicated that the NW, N_S, NNE and NE are the main structural trends controlling the study area. This suggests that the area was dominated by various stress regimes. The source parameter imaging (SPI) method which acts strongly at all magnetic latitudes was applied to the data to map the basement topography of G. Shilman area. The basement depths vary from about 0.1 km to about 1.5 km at the deepest part of the study area. The depth examination indicates that the recent deposits are not thick and reflect the shallow nature of the basement in G. Shilman area. The results of our study gives more accurate interpretation for the structural regime of the study area and can be applied for alike areas.

Keywords

• Aeromagnetic
• First vertical derivative
• AS
• HGM
• Spi