A miner's-eye view of lineaments
Lineaments (linear features) derived from aerial and satellite images and photographs have been used as guides to probable geologic structure for many years. These features delineated by topography or vegetation of an area generally are assumed to represent faults and other fractures that affect the near-surface material. Lineaments further have been assumed to extend to depth for the purposes of exploration for hydrocarbon and mineral deposits and for engineering site characterization. Verification of the true origin of lineaments can be difficult to inconclusive using surface mapping or drill holes. Geophysical techniques (such as seismic) may provide too coarse a resolution to define the detailed structures which are expressed as lineaments.
- OSTI ID:
- 5930193
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-880301-
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COAL MINES
EXPLORATION
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GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
LINEAMENTS
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SITE CHARACTERIZATION
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