Bouguer correction

Bouguer correction

A correction made to gravity data for the attraction of the rock between the station and the datum elevation (commonly sea level); or, if the station is below the datum elevation, for the rock missing between station and datum. The Bouguer correction is 0.01276 ph mgal/ft, or 0.04185 ph mgal/m, where p is the specific gravity of the intervening rock and h is the difference in elevation between station and datum.

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Category: General mining; Mineral mining
Government Agency: USBM
Product: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, & Related Terms - 2nd Edition
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