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About Keith Patton
Expertise
I can answer questions concerning physical and historical geology, environmental geology/hydrology, environmental consulting, remote sensing/aerial photo interpretation, G&G computer applications, petroleum exploration, drilling, geochemistry, geochemical and microbiological prospecting, 3D reservoir modeling, computer mapping and drilling.I am not a geophysicist.

Experience
I have 24 years experience split between the petroleum and environmental industries. I have served as an expert witness in remote sensing, developmental geologist, exploration geologist, enviromental project manager, and subject matter expert in geology and geophysical software development.

Organizations
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Association of Photogrammetrists and Remote Sensing

Education/Credentials
Bachelor and Master of Science
Registered Geologist in State of Texas

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Geology - remotesensing/geology

Expert: Keith Patton - 10/20/2009

Question
Respected Sir,
I would like to know whether we can identify manganese ore bodies through ASTER images,if so how?what are the methods?I kindly request you to help me.

Answer
Anoop:

I know from past experience that manganese and other elements found in soil at higher concentrations can be identified by combining the spectral bands in which they are highly absorbed. Here are a few articles that discuss that topic and suggest possible techniques for their identification. The third might be the most useful.

http://www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/pubs/fulltext/dozier2004.pdf

http://agron.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/88/6/937

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/LPSC98/pdf/1695.pdf

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