Application of Landsat-8, Sentinel-2, ASTER and WorldView-3 spectral imagery for exploration of carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn deposits in the Central Iranian Terrane (CIT)

• Main Authors: Sekandari, Milad, Masoumi, Iman, Pour, Amin Beiranvand, Muslim, Aidy M., Rahmani, Omeid, Hashim, Mazlan, Zoheir, Basem, Pradhan, Biswajeet, Misra, Ankita, Aminpour, Shahram M.
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: G70.39-70.6 Remote sensing
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87208/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/RS12081239
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The exploration of carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn mineralization is challenging due to the complex structural-geological settings and costly using geophysical and geochemical techniques. Hydrothermal alteration minerals and structural features are typically associated with this type of mineralization. Appli...