Identifying hydrothermally altered rocks using ASTER satellite imageries in Eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco: a case study from Imiter silver mine

Atif, Y; Soulaimani, A; Ait lamqadem, A; Pour, AB; Pradhan, B; Nouamane, EA; Abdelali, K; Muslim, AM; Hossain, MS

Identifying hydrothermally altered rocks using ASTER satellite imageries in Eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco: a case study from Imiter silver mine

Atif, Y Soulaimani, A Ait lamqadem, A Pour, AB Pradhan, B

Nouamane, EA Abdelali, K Muslim, AM Hossain, MS

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Citation:: International Journal of Image and Data Fusion, 2022, 13, (4), pp. 337-361
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Atif, Y
dc.contributor.author	Soulaimani, A
dc.contributor.author	Ait lamqadem, A
dc.contributor.author	Pour, AB
dc.contributor.author	Pradhan, B https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-2054
dc.contributor.author	Nouamane, EA
dc.contributor.author	Abdelali, K
dc.contributor.author	Muslim, AM
dc.contributor.author	Hossain, MS
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-17T01:32:03Z
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dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Image and Data Fusion, 2022, 13, (4), pp. 337-361
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dc.description.abstract	The Imiter silver mine in the Eastern Anti-Atlas metallogenic province, Eastern Morocco, is a world-class silver ore deposit. This region has potential for undiscovered silver mineralisation and deserves a detailed remote-sensing study. In this study, Crosta, band ratios and mixture-tuned matched-filtering (MTMF) methods were applied to ASTER remote-sensing data. Argillic, phyllic and propylitic alteration zones were identified using specialised band ratios and Crosta techniques. Sub-pixel abundances of goethite, haematite, limonite, muscovite/illite, chlorite/epidote, jarosite and kaolinite/alunite were detected using MTMF algorithm. Accordingly, several alteration zones were identified and delimited in the central, northern, southern and northeastern parts of the study region, which can be considered as high prospective zones. GPS survey, analysis of thin and polish sections, XRD and geochemical survey verified the alteration zones and sulphide mineralisation in high prospective zones. This approach can be applied in other parts of the Eastern Anti-Atlas metallogenic province to explore hydrothermal ore deposits.
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dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis
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dc.subject	04 Earth Sciences, 08 Information and Computing Sciences
dc.title	Identifying hydrothermally altered rocks using ASTER satellite imageries in Eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco: a case study from Imiter silver mine
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Abstract:

The Imiter silver mine in the Eastern Anti-Atlas metallogenic province, Eastern Morocco, is a world-class silver ore deposit. This region has potential for undiscovered silver mineralisation and deserves a detailed remote-sensing study. In this study, Crosta, band ratios and mixture-tuned matched-filtering (MTMF) methods were applied to ASTER remote-sensing data. Argillic, phyllic and propylitic alteration zones were identified using specialised band ratios and Crosta techniques. Sub-pixel abundances of goethite, haematite, limonite, muscovite/illite, chlorite/epidote, jarosite and kaolinite/alunite were detected using MTMF algorithm. Accordingly, several alteration zones were identified and delimited in the central, northern, southern and northeastern parts of the study region, which can be considered as high prospective zones. GPS survey, analysis of thin and polish sections, XRD and geochemical survey verified the alteration zones and sulphide mineralisation in high prospective zones. This approach can be applied in other parts of the Eastern Anti-Atlas metallogenic province to explore hydrothermal ore deposits.

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