Local variations of the volume activity of radon over kimberlite pipes of the Arkhangelsk diamondiferous province

Field survey of the volume activity of radon in soil air over kimberlite pipes of the Zolotitsky field of the Arkhangelsk diamondiferous province was carried out. In the course of the emanometric survey, it was found that kimberlite pipes are distinguished by the sub-circular anomalies of radon acti...

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Published inEnvironmental earth sciences Vol. 77; no. 16; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors Kiselev, Georgy P., Yakovlev, Evgeny Yu, Druzhinin, Sergey V., Galkin, Anatoly S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anomalies
Biogeosciences
Diamonds
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth science
Earth Sciences
Efficiency
Environmental Science and Engineering
Fault lines
Geochemistry
Geology
Humidity
Hydrology/Water Resources
Migration
Original Article
Pipes
Radiometers
Radon
Research methodology
Sediments
Soil
Surveying
Terrestrial Pollution
Faults
Kimberlites
Diamond deposits
Radon
Near-pipe space
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Summary:Field survey of the volume activity of radon in soil air over kimberlite pipes of the Zolotitsky field of the Arkhangelsk diamondiferous province was carried out. In the course of the emanometric survey, it was found that kimberlite pipes are distinguished by the sub-circular anomalies of radon activity, exceeding the background values by 4 to 48 times. The most pronounced radon anomalies are formed in the space near the pipes, in which the development of increased fracturing zones is typical, creating favorable conditions for radon migration towards the surface. The revealed regularities in the variations of radon activity create good prerequisites for the further development of the emanometric method for the search for kimberlite bodies.
ISSN:1866-6280
1866-6299
DOI:10.1007/s12665-018-7751-5