Mapping Fe-bearing hydrated sulphate minerals with short wave infrared (SWIR) spectral analysis at San Miguel mine environment, Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 45-72

  Velasco, Francisco ^a   Alvaro, Ana ^a   Suarez, Saioa ^a   Herrero, José Miguel ^a   Yusta, Iñaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian Pyrite Belt; Iron hydrated sulphates; Mapping acidic mine waste; PIMA; Portable infrared mineral analyser; Short wave infrared spectroscopy; SWIR

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC MINE WASTE; IRON BEARING HYDRATED SULPHATE MINERALS; NEUTRALIZATION; PORTABLE INFRARED MINERAL ANALYSER (PIMA); SHORT WAVE INFRARED SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DECOMPOSITION; DEHYDRATION; DISSOLUTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRON MINES; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOIL POLLUTION; SULFATE MINERALS; WASTES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY;

ACID SOIL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAPPING; MASSIVE SULFIDE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27744591927     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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