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The current study deals with the application of Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) multispectral data to delineate bauxite deposits over Mainpat plateau, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, India. Application of specific band combinations help to delineate bauxite in the (SWIR) region (2.16–2.33 µm) and visible near infrared (VNIR) band (0.4–1.0 µm) of multispectral ASTER data. Various image processing techniques like atmospheric correction, minimum noise fraction, pixel purity index, n-dimensional visualiser, and spectral angle mapper were applied to ASTER image to delineate bauxite rich zones. The pure pixels were differentiated from the mixed pixels using pixel purity index which were further subjected to n-dimensional visualiser to identify the target end-members. The presence of bauxite was confirmed by comparing the spectral signatures of end-members with in-built spectral plots of United States Geological Survey spectral libraries and categorized as bauxite and ferruginous bauxite. Finally, the end-members were categorised as bauxite and ferruginous bauxite and mapped using spectral angle mapper. The result obtained was further compared with the lithological map provided by Geological Survey of India for accuracy. Then XRF analysis was carried out for the collected samples to confirm the presence of bauxite and ferruginous bauxite. Geochemical analysis also categorized the samples as bauxite and ferruginous bauxite that added accuracy to the results obtained from remote sensing technique. This study might be considered as a time saving eco-friendly exploitation of natural resources and finally the potential of multispectral ASTER data for mapping mineral resources.
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Authors are thankful to Dept of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu for setting a platform on research activities. We are pleased to thank Dr Sundararajan M., Principal Scientist CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala for helping to carry XRF analysis.
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Balabantaray, S.K., Aravindan, S., Baunthiyal, T. et al. Processing of Multispectral ASTER Data to Delineate Bauxite Abundant Zones and its Geochemical Characterisation Deposited over Deccan Traps of Central India in Mainpat Plateau, Surguja District, Chhattisgarh. J Geol Soc India 98, 1301–1307 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-022-2166-z
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