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Aviris as a tool for carbonatite exploration: comparison of spam and mbandmap data analysis methods
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kingston, Marguerite J. Crowley, James K. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Data acquired with the Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) of the Mountain Pass, San Bernadino County, California, area were analyzed to evaluate the use of narrow-band imaging data for carbonatite exploration. Carbonatites are igneous carbonate-rich rocks that are economically important in part because they are the major source for rare-earth minerals. Because the 224 AVIRIS spectral channels have a nominal spectral resolution of 10 nm, narrow absorption features such as those displayed by the rare-earth elements neodymium (Nd) and samarium (Sm) may be detected. The Mountain Pass region encompasses a well-exposed sequence of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks, including an alkalic carbonatite intrusion. The carbonatite was emplaced in Precambrian granitic rocks that are fault bounded by a thick suite of Paleozoic, sedimentary rock, predominantly dolomite. The carbonatite stock, the major source of light rare-earth elements (REE) in the United States, affords the opportunity to test AVIRIS capabilities for detecting REE absorption features. Nd-bearing minerals display narrow, sharp and distinctive spectral features at 580, 740, 800, and 870 nm. Minerals bearing Sm display similarly sharp features near 1090, 1250, 1410, and 1550 nm. The more common REE, lanthanum and cerium, do not display absorption features in the visible/near-infrared region in their natural oxidation states. |
| File Size | 166473 |
| Page Count | 3 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940012230 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t10p6003p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Imaging Spectrometers Metamorphic Rocks Intrusion Imaging Techniques Igneous Rocks Minerals Rare Earth Elements Spectral Resolution Sedimentary Rocks Infrared Spectrometers Rocks Metamorphism Geology Absorption Spectra Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
