Pathfinder Minerals |
Diagnostic for the system under investigation. |
Reflective properties of the mineral. |
Signal to noise ratio of ASTER through the SWIR region. |
Abundance of the mineral on the ground in a 30 meter pixel. |
Position of major absorption features relative to the ASTER band. |
Deposit Type |
Air/Ground |
Ground |
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chlorite, illite, mica, dolomite, calcite, siderite |
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alunite, dickite, pyrophyllite, illite/muscovite, jarosite, ammonia, carbonates, hematite, goethite |
diaspore, mixed layer illite/smectite, beidellite, tourmaline |
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saponite, serpentine, olivine, nontronite, calcite, chlorites |
prehnite, apophyllite |
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muscovite/illite, hematite, goethite, jarosite, alunite, dickite, epidote, chlorite |
tourmaline, biotite |
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