Preliminary report on the use of LANDSAT-1 (ERTS-1) reflectance data in locating alteration zones associated with uranium mineralization near Cameron, Arizona
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:7143859
LANDSAT-1 (ERTS-1) multispectral reflectance data were used to enhance the detection of alteration around uranium deposits near Cameron, Ariz. The technique involved stretching and ratioing computer-enhanced data from which electronic noise and atmospheric haze had been removed. Using present techniques, the work proves that LANDSAT-1 data are useful in detecting alteration around uranium deposits, but the method may still be improved. Bluish-gray mudstone in the target area could not be differentiated from the altered zones on the ratioed images. Further experiments involving combinations of ratioed and nonratioed data will be required to uniquely define the altered zones.
- Research Organization:
- Geological Survey, Reston, Va. (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7143859
- Report Number(s):
- USGS-OFR-75-416; TRN: 77-000006
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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