Abstract
Evaluates the utility of using Landsat MSS data in regional geologic mapping of lineaments. Both conventional image interpretation techniques and digital enhancement techniques were utilized. The presence and orientation of lineaments can have great structural significance and a correlation may exist between them and zones of weakness characterized by seismic activity and mineral concentrations. The lineaments detected on computer-enhanced imagery of the study area exhibited definite trends providing a regional view of the geological 'grain' of the area. When lineament alignments located by Landsat image analysis were plotted, a correlation was found between lineaments detected on the enhanced scene and earthquake epicenters, as well as the mapped location of phosphate deposits of the study area. -from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 555-559 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Unknown Journal |
| State | Published - 1986 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Environmental Science
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences