Radon survey for mapping fault zones of the Timan-Severouralsk region

Abstract

For the Timan-Severouralsk region and adjacent territories, the possibility of using radon survey for mapping fault zones has been considered.The complex of studies also included the study of potential fields, materials of seismic methods.The faults of the Kirovsko-Kazhimsky and Pechora-Kolvinsky aulacogens, the Vychegodskydepression and the Timan ridge have been studied.The schemes of distribution of radon fields within the fault zones have been compiled. The nature of the distribution of the volumetric activity of radon over kimberlite pipes has been investigated on the territory of Central Timan.The observed increase of the radon level over pipes can be an additional prospecting indicator. The book can be useful for specialists studying tectonic zoning, as well as geologists and geophysicists working in various fields of earth sciences.