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Evaluation of hyperspectral remote sensing as a means of environmental monitoring in the St Austell China clay (kaolin) region, Cornwall, UK / R.J. Ellis in Remote sensing of environment, vol 93 n° 1 (30/10/2004)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing of environment > vol 93 n° 1 (30/10/2004) . - pp 118 - 130 Titre : Evaluation of hyperspectral remote sensing as a means of environmental monitoring in the St Austell China clay (kaolin) region, Cornwall, UK Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : R.J. Ellis, Auteur ; P.W. Scott, Auteur Année de publication : 2004 Article en page(s) : pp 118 - 130 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] Argile [Termes IGN] carte géologique [Termes IGN] Cornouailles [Termes IGN] éclairement lumineux [Termes IGN] étalonnage radiométrique [Termes IGN] image HYMAP [Termes IGN] image hyperspectrale [Termes IGN] minerai [Termes IGN] surveillance géologique Résumé : (Auteur) The St. Austell granite of Cornwall, UK contains internationally important deposits of kaolin (china clay), the formation of which result from the alteration of a composite pluton of mineralogically and texturally different primary granite units. To assess the applicability of hyperspectral remote sensing in the St. Austell china clay region, one line of airborne HyMap® hyperspectral data was acquired. These data were processed to correct for atmospheric and illumination effects by calibration from radiance to reflectance data, so that mineral abundance maps could be produced. Minerals associated with the primary granite and its subsequent kaolinisation were identified by image processing and used as mapping endmembers. These minerals include kaolinite, kaolinite with smectite, montmorillonite, muscovite, lepidolite (a lithium mica) and topaz. Hyperspectral data analysis allowed for the identification of the different primary granite units. The spectrally observed compositional differences of the biotite and topaz granite units of the region allowed for fingerprinting of the source of mined waste material as originating from specific pits. The majority of waste tips in the region originate from the nearest china clay workings. However, waste material used in the construction of a mica dam and also as backfill in a disused pit is successfully identified to have been transported across a mapped granite boundary for storage. The effect of mining and mineral processing on the abundance and spatial distribution of minerals in the region is also evident. Wastetips are classified as containing the greatest abundance of mica. This distribution results from the separation of kaolinite during the mineral processing stages. Kaolinite in lower abundance, however, is also identified within these waste areas and is the result of a less than 100% recovery by mining and processing. Numéro de notice : A2004-425 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.rse.2004.07.004 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2004.07.004 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=26952 [article]