Spectral analysis of ASTER data covering part of the Neoproterozoic Allaqi-Heiani suture, Southern Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-180

  Qiu, Fang ^a   Abdelsalam, Mohamed ^a   Thakkar, Pathik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allaqi Heiani suture; ASTER data; Geological mapping; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ASTER; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; PROTEROZOIC; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SUTURE ZONE;

AFRICA; ALLAQI-HEIANI SUTURE ZONE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 32944458419     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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