Regional mapping of phyllic- and argillic-altered rocks in the zagros magmatic arc, Iran, using advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer (ASTER) data and logical operator algorithms

Geosphere

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-186

  Mars, John C ^a   Rowan, Lawrence C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASTER; Hydrothermal alteration; Iran; Porphyry copper; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ALUNITE; ASTER; CALIBRATION; COPPER; EOCENE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; KAOLINITE; MAGMATISM; MIOCENE; MUSCOVITE; PORPHYRY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

CUPRITE; IRAN; NEVADA; UNITED STATES; ZAGROS;

EID: 49249125501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00044.1     Document Type: Article

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