Mapping of major tectonic lineaments across Cameroon using potential field data

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Abstract

The cartography of lineaments across a territory can be optimized using geophysical potential field data. In this study, land gravity and EMAG2 (Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid) data were simultaneously used to identify and characterize the major lineaments that spread across Cameroon. The data were filtered using a multi-scale approach including horizontal and vertical gradient analyses. The Euler Deconvolution method was later applied to the filtered data to estimate the extension and depth of the identified lineaments. Results show that the main lineaments across Cameroon are laterally extended with a dominant N45°E orientation. Some of these lineaments correlated well with the geographical location of some known major tectonic structures found across the country. The depth of these lineaments varies between 1 and 35 km. Some of the identified faults are still active as their location correlated with the location of some recent earthquakes that occurred in Cameroon. This work, therefore, highlights some hidden tectonic features which knowledge generally precedes exploration for subsurface resources. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

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Cheunteu Fantah, C. A., Mezoue, C. A., Mouzong, M. P., Tokam Kamga, A. P., Nouayou, R., & Nguiya, S. (2022). Mapping of major tectonic lineaments across Cameroon using potential field data. Earth, Planets and Space, 74(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01612-7

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