The mid-Miocene (14.3 + 0.2 Ma; [1]) Ries impact crater located in southern Germany was formed in a two-layer target comprised of dominantly Mesozoic flat lying siliciclastic and carbonate sedimentary rocks that unconformably overlie crystalline Hercynian basement [2]. Ries is a complex crater with a total diameter of ~24 km [2]. Impactite and ejecta deposits are exceptionally well preserved. T...

The area of interest is located on the eastern flank of the Andean Cordillera, San Juan province, Argentina. The 3600 km2 area is characterized by Siluro-Devonian to Neogene sedimentary and igneous rocks and unconsolidated Quaternary sediments. Epithermal, porphyry-related, and magmatic-hydrothermal breccia-hosted ore deposits, common in this part of the Frontal Cordillera, are associated with ...

the muteh gold deposit (ne of golpaygan) in the central part of intrusive-metamorphic belt of sanandaj-sirjan zone comprises nw-se trending gold-quartz vein occurred in metamorphic complex. gold mineralization is associated with quartz veins that formed during regional deformation across the mylonitic zones in metamorphic rocks of predominantly meta-volcanic, gneiss and schist. the sulfidation ...

to prospect mineral deposits at regional scale, recognition and classification of hydrothermal alteration zones using remote sensing data is a popular strategy. due to the large number of spectral bands, classification of the hyperspectral data may be negatively affected by the hughes phenomenon. a practical way to handle the hughes problem is preparing a lot of training samples until the size ...

The spectral and spatial properties of the advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer (ASTER) data can be used in detailed lithological and hydrothermal alteration mapping related to copper and gold mineralization, particularly the shortwave infrared radiation subsystem where hydrothermal alteration minerals have diagnostic spectral absorption features. This paper reviews th...

sar-kuh porphyry copper deposit is located 6 km southwest of the sar-cheshmeh copper mine, kerman province, iran. based on field geology, petrography and fluid inclusions studies, four alteration types have been identified in the sar-kuh area. early hydrothermal alteration formed a potassic zone in the central parts of mamzar granite/grano-diorite stock and propylitic alteration in its peripher...

hydrothermal alteration processes are extensively took place on volcanic and pyroclstics of takestan area. existence of abundant, deep fracturing and subvolcanic intrusions are enhanced extend hydrothermal alteration zones. the following alteration zones are determined: propylitic, argillic, advanced argillic and sillicic. there are outcropped and widespread in different size and limit. formati...