Tools for Remote Exploration: A Lithium (Li) Dedicated Spectral Library of the Fregeneda–Almendra Aplite–Pegmatite Field

Autor: Odile Barres, Jean Cauzid, Ana Cláudia Teodoro, Mônica Perrotta, Joana Cardoso-Fernandes, Encarnación Roda-Robles, Filipa Dias, João Santana da Silva, Alexandre Lima, Maria dos Anjos Ribeiro
Přispěvatelé: Faculdade de Ciências
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Addi: Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
Universidad del País Vasco
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Data, Vol 6, Iss 33, p 33 (2021)
Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
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Popis: The existence of diagnostic features in the visible and infrared regions makes it possible to use reflectance spectra not only to identify mineral assemblages but also for calibration and classification of satellite images, considering lithological and/or mineral mapping. For this purpose, a consistent spectral library with the target spectra of minerals and rocks is needed. Currently, there is big market pressure for raw materials including lithium (Li) that has driven new satellite image applications for Li exploration. However, there are no reference spectra for petalite (a Li mineral) in large, open spectral datasets. In this work, a spectral library was built exclusively dedicated to Li minerals and Li pegmatite exploration through satellite remote sensing. The database includes field and laboratory spectra collected in the Fregeneda–Almendra region (Spain–Portugal) from (i) distinct Li minerals (spodumene, petalite, lepidolite); (ii) several Li pegmatites and other outcropping lithologies to allow satellite-based lithological mapping; (iii) areas previously misclassified as Li pegmatites using machine learning algorithms to allow comparisons between these regions and the target areas. Ancillary data include (i) sample location and coordinates, (ii) sample conditions, (iii) sample color, (iv) type of face measured, (v) equipment used, and for the laboratory spectra, (vi) sample photographs, (vii) continuum removed spectra files, and (viii) statistics on the main absorption features automatically extracted. The potential future uses of this spectral library are reinforced by its major advantages: (i) data is provided in a universal file format; (ii) it allows users to compare field and laboratory spectra; (iii) a large number of complementary data allow the comparison of shape, asymmetry, and depth of the absorption features of the distinct Li minerals. The authors are grateful for the financial support provided by FCT– Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., through the ERA-MIN/0001/2017–LIGHTS project and also the 869274–GREENPEG–H2020-SC5-2018-2019-2020 project. The work was also supported by National Funds through the FCT project UIDB/04683/2020–ICT (Institute of Earth Sciences). Joana Cardoso-Fernandes and Filipa Dias are financially supported within the compass of their respective Ph.D. theses, ref. SFRH/BD/136108/2018 and ref. 2020.05534.BD, by national funds from MCTES through FCT, and cofinanced by the European Social Fund (ESF) through POCH—Programa Operacional Capital Humano—and NORTE 2020 regional program. The Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades (Project RTI2018-094097-B-100, with ERDF funds) and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) (grant GIU18/084) also contributed economically. The French National Research Agency (ANR–10–LABX 21–LABEX RESSOURCES 21) partly supported Master Student personal grant and the 776804–NEXT– H2020-SC5-2017 project participated to equipment purchase.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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