Modeling of Magnetic Anomalies Associated with Magmatic Intrusions Away from the Guaymas Basin Rift, Gulf of California

Abstract:

It is well known that continental breakup can be defined by the detection of magnetic anomalies caused by magma from a recently formed ridge. However in transitional continental-oceanic crust zones, special attention must be paid. These zones commonly present weak magnetic anomalies whose interpretation is debated, and the use of geophysical techniques is necessary. Guaymas basin in Gulf of California is one of the few known places in the world in which magmatic intrusions are intruding in rich-organic sediments. This is thought to cause the observed magnetic anomalies within the zone. In this work, magnetic and seismic data acquired during the GUAYMAS14 cruise, on board RV El Puma, are used to create a 2D forward model which describes structure geometry of the intrusions and their distribution outside the rift grabens.