Abstract
Filter analysis of lineaments in Precambrian metamorphic rocks was used to delineate fracture-correlated lineaments and hydraulically significant fractures. The unfiltered analysis technique fails to show correlation between major lineaments and fractures. Domain-based and discrete filtering techniques successfully identify fracture-correlated lineaments within the brittle-ductile shear zone in conjunction with fractures characterized by high fracture frequencies (>10/m). The locales of hydraulically significant fractures can thus be assessed if the geological controls governing the spatial distribution of fracture frequencies are computed using structural domain approach. The concurrence of fracture-correlated lineaments and hydraulically significant fractures within the brittle-ductile shear zone is evident.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
Acharya, T. and Mallik, S.B. (2011) Analysis of lineament swarms in a Precambrian metamorphic rocks in India. Jour. Earth System Sci., v.121(2), pp.453–462.
Acharya, T., Basumallik, S. and Paul, S.K. (2007) Comparative analysis of lineaments and fractures in Precambrian crystalline rocks using remote sensing and field technique: a case study in and around Balarampur, Purulia District, West Bengal, India. Abstract, Proc. Internat. Con. Precambrian Sedimentation and Tectonics and Second GPSS Meeting. IIT Bombay, Mumbai, pp.68–69.
Acharya, T. and Chatterjee, A. (2010) Fracture-correlated lineaments and groundwater prospect. Abstract, Proc. National Sem Sedimentation, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Potential in Himalayan Foreland Basin. University of Jammu, Jammu, pp.44–45.
Baidya, T.K. (1992) Apatite-magnetite deposit in the Chhotanagpur Gneissic Complex, Panrkidih area, Purulia District, West Bengal. Indian Jour. Geol., v.64(1), pp.88–95.
Bhattacharya, D.S. (1989) Ductile Shear Zone in Purulia W.B. India. Jour. Geol., v.61, pp.172–178.
Beamish, D. (1995) Deep resistivity imaging across the Northern and Central belts of the Southern Uplands. Geol. Mag., v.132, pp.531–538.
Blanchet, P.H. (1957) Development of fracture analysis as an exploration method. AAPG Bull., v.40, pp.1748–1759.
Boutt, D.F., Diggins, P. and Mabee, S. (2010) A field study (Massachusetts, USA) of the factors controlling the depth of groundwater flow systems in crystalline fractured-rock terrain. Hydrogeol. Jour., v.18, pp.1839–1854.
Boyer, R. and Mcqueen, J. (1964) Comparison of mapped rock fractures and airphoto linear features. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., v.30, pp.630–635.
Braathen, A. (1999) Kinematics of post-Caledonian polyphase brittle faulting in the Sunnfjord region, western Norway. Tectonophysics, v.302, pp.99–121.
Brown, N. (1994) Integrating structural geology with remote sensing in hydrogeological resource evaluation and exploration. Proc. Tenth Thematic Conference in Geologic Remote Sensing, San Antonio, TX, pp.144–154.
Caran, C.S., Woodruff, C.M. Jr. and Thompson, E.J., 1982. Lineament analysis and inference of geologic structuresexamples from the Balcones/Ouachita trend of Texas. University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Econ. Geol., Geol. Circular 82-1, pp.59–69.
Choudhary, P.K. and Kunar, S. (2007) A case study for geotechnical investigation for assessment of subsurface conditions for tunnel no. 2 of katra quazigund rail link project. Abst. Proc. Workshop on Tunnelling in Himalayan Geology, Katra, J&K. Water and Energy, v.16(3), pp.218–230.
Dasgupta, S. (2004) Modelling Ancient Orogens-An Example from North Singhbhum Mobile Belt. Geo1. Surv. India Spec. Publ., v.84, pp. 33–42.
De’gnan, J.R. and Clark, S.F.JR. (2002) Fracture-correlated lineaments at Great Bay, Southeastern New Hampshire. U.S.G.S. Open-File Report 02-13.
Dhakate, R., Singh, V.S., Negi, B.C., Chandra, S., and Rao, V.A. (2008) Geomorphological and geophysical approach for locating favorable groundwater zones in granitic terrain, Andhra Pradesh, India. Jour. Environ. Management, v.88(4), pp.1373–1383.
Garza, L.D.L. and Slade, R.M. (1986) Relations between areas of high transmissivity and lineaments — the Edwards aquifer, Barton springs segment, Travis and Hays counties. In: P.L. Abbott and C.M. Woodruff Jr. (Eds.), The Balcones Escarpment, Geology, Hydrology, Ecology and Social Development in Central Texas, pp.131–144.
Gleeson, T.P. and Novakowski, K. (2009) Identifying watershedscale barriers to groundwater flow. Lineaments in the Canadian shield. Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull., v.121(3–4), pp.333–347.
Gleeson, T.P. and Novakowski, K. (2006) Lineaments as Recharge Barriers in a Fractured Bedrock Aquifer. Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006), Paper No. 194-11., v.38(7), pp.470.
GSI (1948) Geological Quadrangle Map 73I. Geol. Surv. India, Calcutta.
Gupta, A. and Basu, A. (2000) North Singhbhum Proterozoic mobile belt Eastern India-A review. Geol. Surv. India Spec. Publ., no.55, pp.195–226.
Harinarayana, T., Naganjaneyulu, K. and Patro, B.P.K. (2006) Detection of a collision zone in south Indian shield region from magnetotelluric studies. Gondwana Res., v.10, pp.48–56.
Henderson, G. (1960) Airphoto lineaments in Mpanda area, Western Province, Tanganyika, Africa. AAPG Bull., v.44, pp.53–71.
Henriksen, H. and Braathen, A. (2006) Effects of fracturelineaments and in situ rock stresses on groundwater flow in hard rocks: A case study from Sunnfjord, Western Norway. Hydrogeol. Jour., v.14, pp.444–461.
Hodgson, R.A. (1961) Regional study of jointing in Comb Ridge Navajo Mountain area, Arizona and Utah. AAPG Bull., v.45, pp.1–38.
Kazemi, R., Porhemmat, J. and Kheirkhah, M., 2009. Investigation of lineaments related to ground water occurrence in a karstic area; a case study in Lar catchment, Iran. Res. J. Environ. Sci., v.3(3), pp.367–375.
Lattman, L.H. and Matzke, R.H. (1961) Geological Significance of Fracture Traces. Photogramm. Engg., v.27, pp.435–438.
Lattman, L.H. and Parizek, R.R. (1964) Relationship between fracture traces and the occurrence of groundwater in carbonate rocks. Jour. Hydrol., v.2, pp.73–91.
Lattman, L.H. and Segovia, A.V. (1961) Analysis of fracture trace pattern of Adak and Kagalaska Islands, Alaska. AAPG Bull., v.45, pp.249–251.
Lipfert, G., Tolman, A. and Loiselle, M. (2001) Modeling recharge zones in fractured bedrock for Maine’s Source Water Assessment Program, Fractured Rock, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mabee, S.B. and Hardcastle, K.C. (1997) Analyzing outcropscale fracture features to supplement investigations of bedrock aquifers. Hydrogeol. Jour., v.5, pp.21–36.
Magowe, M. and Carr, J.R. (1999) Relationship between lineaments and groundwater occurrence in western Botswana. Ground Water, v.37(2), pp.282–288.
Mah, A., Taylor, G.R., Lennox, P. and Balia, L. (1995) Lineament analysis of Landsat Thematic Mapper Images, Northern Territory, Australia. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., v.61, pp.761–773.
Mallik, S.B., Bhattacharya, D.C. and Nag, S.K. (1983) Behaviour of fractures in hard rocks-a study by surface geology and radial VES method. Geoexplortation, v.21, pp.181–189.
Matzke, R.H. (1961) Fracture trace and joint patterns of Western Centre County, Pennsylvania, MS thesis, The Pennsylvania State University.
Moore, R.B., Schwarz, G.E., Clark, S.F. Jr., Walsh, G.J. and Degnan, J.R. (2002) Factors related to well yield in the fractured-bedrock aquifer of New Hampshire. USGS professional paper, 1660.
Nag, S.K. (1999) Hydrogeomorphic and Fracture Studies for groundwater investigation in and around Balarampur, Purulia District, West Bengal. ERIM Int. Con., Vancouver, Canada, VI, pp.507–514.
O’Leary, D.W., Freidman, J.D. and Pohn, H.A. (1976) Lineament, linear, lineation: Some proposed new definitions for old terms. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., v.87, pp.1463–1469.
ORSI CM (2004) Structural, Topographic, and Hydrogeological Analysis of the Montpelier Quadrangle: Central Vermont Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Department of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, May, 2004
Owen, R., Mikailhov, A. and Maziti, A. (2002) Groundwater Occurrence in Crystalline Basement Aquifers: A GIS based study of a borehole dataset in a uniform granitic terrain in southern Zimbabwe. 3rd WaterNet/Warfsa Symposium ‘Water Demand Management for Sustainable Development’, Dar es Salaam, 30–31 October 2002, pp.1–4.
Parizek, R.R. (1976) On the Nature and Significance of Fracture Traces and Lineaments in Carbonates and Other Terrains, Karst Hydrology and Water Resources. Proc. U.S. — Yugoslavian Symposium, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, pp.47–100.
Peterson, R. (1980) Lineament analysis for oil and gas exploration and production in Wyoming. Abst. AAPG Bull., v.64, pp.764.
Rahiman, T.I.H. and Pettinga, J.R. (2008) Analysis of lineaments and their relationship to Neogene fracturing, SE Viti Levu, Fiji. Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull., v.120(11–12), pp.1544–1555.
Ross, A.L. and Frohlich, R.K. (1993) Fracture trace analysis with a geographic information system ‘GIS’. Bull. Assoc. Engg. Geologists, v.30, pp.87–98.
Rugh, D.F. and Burbey, T.J. (2008) Using saline tracers to evaluate preferential recharge in fractured rocks, Floyd County, Virginia, USA. Hydrogeol. Jour., v.16(2), pp.251–262.
Sander, P., Minor, T.B. and Chesley, M.M. (1997) Groundwater exploration based on lineament analysis and reproducibility tests. Ground Water, v.35, pp.888–894.
Seaton, W.J. and Burbey, T.J. (2000) Aquifer Characterization in the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province Using Resistivity Profiling and Borehole Geophysics: Geologic Analysis. Jour. Environ. Engg. Geophys., v.5, pp.45–58.
Seaton, W.J. and Burbey, T.J. (2005) Influence of ancient thrust faults on the hydrogeology of the Blue Ridge Province. Ground Water, v.43(3), pp.301–313.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Acharya, T., Nag, S.K. & Basumallik, S. Hydraulic significance of fracture correlated lineaments in precambrian rocks in Purulia district, West Bengal. J Geol Soc India 80, 723–730 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-012-0198-5
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-012-0198-5