Advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer mineral mapping to discriminate high sulfidation, Reduced intrusion related and iron oxide gold deposits, Eastern Iran

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 815-828

  Karimpour, M H ^a   Stern, C R ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

ASTER; Deposit; Exploration; Gold; Mineral mapping

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER; AEROMAGNETIC DATA; ASTER; GOLD MINERALIZATION; HIGH SULFIDATION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; MINERAL MAPPING; SUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION;

COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GOLD; IRON OXIDES; KAOLINITE; MAGNETITE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL RESOURCES; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

EID: 63049100137     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.815.828     Document Type: Article

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