Mapping hydrothermal alteration in the Comstock mining district, Nevada, using simulated satellite-borne hyperspectral data

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 915-922

  Yang, K ^a   Huntington, J F ^a   Boardman, J W ^b   Mason, P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b ANALYTICAL IMAGING AND GEOPHYSICS LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Comstock; Hydrothermal alteration; Hyperspectral mineral mapping

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033501339     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.1999.00754.x     Document Type: Article

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