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Use of the airborne magnetic data for edge basalt detection in Qaret Had El Bahr area, Northeastern Bahariya Oasis, Egypt

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In this study, different interpretation techniques have been applied to the airborne magnetic data to detect the subsurface basaltic edges in Qaret Had El Bahr area, Northeastern Bahariya Oasis, Egypt. These techniques are as follows: the power spectrum, Source Parameter Imaging (SPI), tilt derivative or tilt angle, Euler deconvolution, and forward modeling. The depth to the basement calculated from the different techniques is mostly matched. Also, the lineaments have been analyzed by extracting these lineaments from the geological map, Reduction to the Pole (RTP) magnetic map, and regional and residual magnetic map. The rose diagrams of these lineaments have been established to define the main trends in the study area as well as the trend of the basalt, which is the main target in this study.

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The authors would like to thank Prof. Louis N.Y. Wong, Editor-in-Chief, and the four capable reviewers for their keen interest, valuable comments on the manuscript, and improvements to this work.

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  1. Geophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, P.O. 12613, Giza, Egypt

    Mahmoud Elhussein

  2. Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed Shokry

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Mahmoud Elhussein and Mohamed Shokry wrote the main manuscript text. Mohamed Shokry prepared Figs. 1, 2a, b, 3, 8, and 13; Mahmoud Elhussein prepared Figs. 4, 5a, b, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12; Mohamed Shokry and Mahmoud Elhussein made together Figs. 14 and 15. Mohamed Shokry and Mahmoud Elhussein wrote the results, discussion, and conclusions.

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Elhussein, M., Shokry, M. Use of the airborne magnetic data for edge basalt detection in Qaret Had El Bahr area, Northeastern Bahariya Oasis, Egypt. Bull Eng Geol Environ 79, 4483–4499 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-020-01831-w

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