Author(s)

Albert Mbata Muliwavyo¹, Jonathan Musitu Muliwavyo^2,3, Jean-Marie Tshitenge Mbuebue¹, Lumière Musitu¹, Clément N’Zau Umba-Di-Mbudi^4,5

¹Mention Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
²Geo-Hydro-Energy Research Group, Geosciences Mention, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
³Mention Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
⁴Geo-Hydro-Energy Research Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
⁵Faculté Polytechnique, Université d’Etat Président Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Boma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

The area covered by this study is the county of Kakobola and its surroundings. Previous studies show that those related to the study of depths by the gravity method, using other techniques, are not always carried out until now. The main goal of this article is the gravimetric characterization of our area by other approach. The interest is not only to map the lineaments and to know their dip, but also to estimate the depths of these different anomalies. The methods used for this study are the first total horizontal derivative (FTHDT), tilt angle (TA), analytical signal (AS) and horizontal gradient magnitude (HGM). The processing of the complete Bouguer anomalies (CBA) data was done mainly through software. Data analysis using the semi-finished body depth method shows depths ranging from 7.49 m to 224.6 m. Data analysis using the AS method shows values ranging from 41.7 mGal/m to 510 mGal/m. The fractures and/or geological contacts in our study area show dips ranging from -73.73° to 68.16° and North-South orientation according to the tilt angle method. The FTHDT shows several lineaments, a NE oriented fracture of Kakobola and low dip values which suggest a tabular structure of the subsurface in our study area. According to the HGM, the study area shows several preferential directions of fractures and/or geological contacts whose the most frequent directions are the NNE-SSW and WNW.

First Total Horizontal Derivative, Tilt Angle, Analytical Signal, Dips, Depths

Muliwavyo, A. , Muliwavyo, J. , Mbuebue, J. , Musitu, L. and Umba-Di-Mbudi, C. (2023) Structural Study of the Kakobola Area and Its Surroundings by Detecting the Edges of Gravity Anomaly Sources. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 11, 81-97. doi: 10.4236/gep.2023.117006.