Significance of lineament patterns in rock unit classification and designation: A pilot study on the Gharib-Dara area, northern Eastern Desert, Egypt

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1463-1475

  Mostafa, M E ^a   Bishta, A Z ^a  

^a NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RADIOACTIVITY; SATELLITES; TECTONICS;

FALSE COLOR COMBO (FCC) SITE MAP; LINEAMENT DENSITY MAP (LDM); LINEAMENT PATTERNS; SATELLITE IMAGES;

ROCKS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; LINEAMENT; REMOTE SENSING; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 18544364771     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160410001705088     Document Type: Article

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