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Combe et al. 2006
Combe, J., Launeau, P., Pinet, P., Despan, D., Harris, E., Ceuleneer, G. and Sotin, C. (2006). Mapping of an ophiolite complex by high-resolution visible-infrared spectrometry. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 7: doi: 10.1029/2005GC001214. issn: 1525-2027.

The Sumail massif of the Oman peridotite has been surveyed by the high spectral resolution imager HyMap. The field measurements have been taken simultaneously to the HyMap campaign with a GER 3700 spectrometer. To compare the two data sets, further calibration and atmospheric correction are made through empirical line corrections. A continuum removal by a modified Gaussian model on reflectance is then performed for each pixel to minimize atmospheric scattering and shadowing effects. Classification from spectral distance is established using field observations and comparisons at full spectral resolution to identify peridotite subunits (harzburgites and dunites) and to distinguish plagioclase-wehrlites from gabbros. Detections of hydrothermal transformations of olivine in serpentines and their alteration in carbonates along fracture networks, characterized by narrow spectral signatures, validate the classification. This demonstrates the utility of the high spectral resolution and the development of appropriate processing methods for geological identifications.

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Keywords
Marine Geology and Geophysics, Ophiolites, Mathematical Geophysics, Spectral analysis (3205, 3280)
Journal
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
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