ASTER detection of chromite bearing mineralized zones in Semail Ophiolite Massifs of the northern Oman Mountains: Exploration strategy

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-135

  Rajendran, Sankaran ^a   al Khirbash, Salah ^a   Pracejus, Bernhard ^a   Nasir, Sobhi ^a   Al Abri, Amani Humaid ^a   Kusky, Timothy M ^b   Ghulam, Abduwasit ^c  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromites; Harzburgite; Mineralized zone; Oman; Ophiolite; Remote sensing; Semail massifs

Indexed keywords

HARZBURGITE; MINERALIZED ZONE; OMAN; OPHIOLITE; SEMAIL MASSIFS;

ARID REGIONS; CHROMITE; DEPOSITS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LITHOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PHOTOMAPPING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

CHROMITE DEPOSITS;

ASTER; CHROMITE; DETECTION METHOD; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; OPHIOLITE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA;

OMAN; OMAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84856109338     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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