Detection of kimberlitic rocks in West Greenland using airborne hyperspectral data: the HyperGreen 2002 project
Previous investigations by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) and exploration companies have demonstrated that some of the kimberlites in West Greenland are diamond bearing, making the region an important target for diamond prospecting. High-resolution hyperspectral (HS) remote se...
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ftjgeusbullet:oai:geusjournals.org:article/4845 2023-05-15T15:04:16+02:00 Detection of kimberlitic rocks in West Greenland using airborne hyperspectral data: the HyperGreen 2002 project Tukiainen, Tapani Thorning, Leif 2005-07-29 application/pdf https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4845 https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v7.4845 eng eng Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4845/10478 https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4845 doi:10.34194/geusb.v7.4845 GEUS Bulletin; Vol. 7 (2005): The Review of Survey activities 2004; 69-72 2597-2154 2597-2162 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Rapid Communication. Peer-reviewed Article. 2005 ftjgeusbullet https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v7.4845 2022-03-15T17:22:15Z Previous investigations by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) and exploration companies have demonstrated that some of the kimberlites in West Greenland are diamond bearing, making the region an important target for diamond prospecting. High-resolution hyperspectral (HS) remote sensing data have been successfully used for the location of kimberlitic rocks, e.g. in Australia and Africa. However, its potential as a viable method for the mapping of kimberlite occurrences in Arctic glaciated terrain with high relief was previously unknown. In July–August 2002, GEUS conducted an airborne hyperspectral survey in central West Greenland (Fig. 1) using the commercially available HyMap hyperspectral scanner operated by HyVista Corporation, Australia. Data were processed in 2003, and in 2004 follow-up field work was carried out in the Kangerlussuaq region to test possible kimberlites indicated by the HS data (Fig. 1). The project was financed by the Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum, Government of Greenland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Kangerlussuaq GEUS Bulletin (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland) Arctic Greenland Kangerlussuaq ENVELOPE(-55.633,-55.633,72.633,72.633) Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bulletin 7 69 72 |
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Previous investigations by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) and exploration companies have demonstrated that some of the kimberlites in West Greenland are diamond bearing, making the region an important target for diamond prospecting. High-resolution hyperspectral (HS) remote sensing data have been successfully used for the location of kimberlitic rocks, e.g. in Australia and Africa. However, its potential as a viable method for the mapping of kimberlite occurrences in Arctic glaciated terrain with high relief was previously unknown. In July–August 2002, GEUS conducted an airborne hyperspectral survey in central West Greenland (Fig. 1) using the commercially available HyMap hyperspectral scanner operated by HyVista Corporation, Australia. Data were processed in 2003, and in 2004 follow-up field work was carried out in the Kangerlussuaq region to test possible kimberlites indicated by the HS data (Fig. 1). The project was financed by the Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum, Government of Greenland. |
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Tukiainen, Tapani Thorning, Leif Detection of kimberlitic rocks in West Greenland using airborne hyperspectral data: the HyperGreen 2002 project |
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Detection of kimberlitic rocks in West Greenland using airborne hyperspectral data: the HyperGreen 2002 project |
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Detection of kimberlitic rocks in West Greenland using airborne hyperspectral data: the HyperGreen 2002 project |
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Detection of kimberlitic rocks in West Greenland using airborne hyperspectral data: the HyperGreen 2002 project |
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Detection of kimberlitic rocks in West Greenland using airborne hyperspectral data: the HyperGreen 2002 project |
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Detection of kimberlitic rocks in West Greenland using airborne hyperspectral data: the HyperGreen 2002 project |
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detection of kimberlitic rocks in west greenland using airborne hyperspectral data: the hypergreen 2002 project |
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