<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">OJG</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Open Journal of Geology</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2161-7570</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/ojg.2014.411043</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">OJG-51943</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Earth&amp;Environmental Sciences</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Application of Different Image Processing Techniques on Aster and ETM+ Images for Exploration of Hydrothermal Alteration Associated with Copper Mineralizations Mapping Kehdolan Area (Eastern Azarbaijan Province-Iran)
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>olchin</surname><given-names>Hajibapir</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Mohammad</surname><given-names>Lotfi</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Afshar</surname><given-names>Zia Zarifi</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"><sup>3</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Nima</surname><given-names>Nezafati</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff3"><addr-line>Mining Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch, Lahijan, Iran</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff2"><addr-line>Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>g.hajibapiir@gmail.com(OH)</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>27</day><month>11</month><year>2014</year></pub-date><volume>04</volume><issue>11</issue><fpage>582</fpage><lpage>597</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>23</day>	<month>September</month>	<year>2014</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>20</day>	<month>October</month>	<year>2014</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>13</day>	<month>November</month>	<year>2014</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
  The Kehdolan area is located at 20 kilometers
   to the south-east of Dozdozan Town (Eastern Azarbaijan Province). According to structural geology, volconic rocks are situated in Alborz-Azarbyjan zone, and faults are observed in the same direction to this system with SE-NW trend. The results show that kaolinite alteration trend with Argilic and propylitic veins is the same direction with SW-NE faults in this area. Therefore, these faults with these trends can be considered as the mineralization control for determination of the alterations. Different image processing techniques, such as false color composite (FCC), band ratios, color ratio composite (CRC), principal component analysis (PCA), Crosta technique, supervised spectral angle mapping (SAM), are used for identification of the alteration zones associated with copper mineralization. In this project ASTER data are process and spectral analysis to fit for recognizing intensity and kind of argillic, propylitic, philic, and ETM+ data which are process and to fit for iron oxide and relation to metal mineralization of the area. For recognizing different alterations of the study area, some chemical and mineralogical analysis data from the samples showed that ASTER data and ETM+ data were capable of hydrothermal alteration mapping with copper mineralization. Copper mineralization in the region is in agreement with argillic alteration. SW-NE trending faults controlled the mineralization process.
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Kehdolan Area</kwd><kwd> False Color Composite</kwd><kwd> Band Ratios</kwd><kwd> Color Ratio Composite</kwd><kwd> Principal Component Analysis</kwd><kwd> Crosta Technique</kwd><kwd> Supervised Spectral Angle Mapping</kwd><kwd> ASTER Data</kwd><kwd> ETM+ Data</kwd><kwd>  Alteration</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>ASTER satellite data processing for mineralization mapping was used to detect alteration and detect mineral exploration targets [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref1">1</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref2">2</xref>] . ASTER is the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, a multi-spectral sensor onboard one of NASA’s Earth Observing System satellites, Terra, which was launched in 1999. ASTER sensors measure reflected and emitted electromagnetic radiation from earth’s surface and atmosphere in 14 channels (or bands). There are three groups of channels: three recording visible and near infrared radiation (VNIR) at a spatial resolution of 15 m; six recording portions of shortwave infrared radiation (SWIR) at a spatial resolution of 30 m; and five recording thermal infrared radiation (TIR) at a resolution of 90 m. The higher spectral resolution of ASTER (compared to Landsat, for example―<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>) especially in the shortwave infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum makes it possible to identify minerals and mineral groups such as clays, carbonates, silica, iron-oxides and other silicates. An additional backward-looking band in the VNIR makes it possible to construct digital elevation models from bands 3 and 3b. ASTER swath width is 60 km (each scene is 60 &#215; 60 km) which makes it useful for regional mapping [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref3">3</xref>] .</p><p>There are a few things to note when using ASTER imagery for regional mineralogical mapping. Firstly, cloud cover, vegetation and atmospheric effects can severely mask or alter surface signals in this project ASTER, ETM+ data to correct with log residuals calibration method at ENVI 5/1 software [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref4">4</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref5">5</xref>] . Secondly, bands and band ratios do not indicate the occurrence of a mineral with absolute certainty or with any idea of quantity, so this step is essential on ground truth and set appropriate thresholds. Thirdly, every terrain is different, so ratios which work in some areas for a particular mineral or assemblage may not show the same thing elsewhere. As a result of these factors, it is important not to look at ASTER images in isolation from other data. If possible, datasets such as geology and structural maps, geochemistry, PIMA analyses (ground truthing), radiometrics, and</p><fig id="fig1"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref></label><caption><title> Distribution of ASTER and Landsat channels with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x5.png"/></fig><p>any other available data should be used in conjunction with ASTER for best results [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref6">6</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref7">7</xref>] . Several methods have been conducted for recognizing different alterations with ASTER data. Different image processing techniques such as false color composite, band ratios, color ratio composite, principal component analysis, Crosta technique, supervised spectral angle mapping, and neural network classification are used for identification of the alteration zones associated with copper mineralization. The principal component analysis (PCA), Crosta technique, and supervised spectral angle mapping (SAM) method seem to be equally applicable to all cases for detecting alteration zone and minerals. In this study, concentration-area, Crosta technique, and supervised spectral angle mapping method were used [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref6">6</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref8">8</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Concentration-Area</title><p>In recent years, application of remote sensing in mineral exploration had been developed and becoming an important tool. Most important capability of satellites in mining exploration is recognizing altered area. Because of close spatial relationship between mineral deposits and alteration, mineral mapping based of satellite data accelerate the exploration and reduce the cost [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref8">8</xref>] .</p><p>The principal component analysis (PCA), Crosta technique to know by person in 1901, in 1933 Helting suggested to calculate method [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref9">9</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref10">10</xref>] . The target enter variable p of X<sub>1</sub> ... X<sub>p</sub>, and know compound of p for component Z<sub>1</sub> ... Z<sub>p</sub>, do not correlation [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref9">9</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref11">11</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref15">15</xref>] . Classification supervised spectral angle mapping (SAM) need to ROI educationa file. SAM method by reason angel pixel to fabricate in N dimention with coordinates axise [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref16">16</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref17">17</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Geological Setting of the Case Studies</title><p>The Studies area is located at 20 kilometers south-east of Dozdozan Town (Eastern Azarbaijan Province). According to structural geology, volconic rocks are situated in Alborz-Azarbyjan zone, and faults observe in same direction to this system with SE-NW trend that these are cut off with new faults with SW-NE trend. The results show that kaolinite alteration trend with Argilic and propylitic veins are same direction with SW-NE faults in this area.</p><p>Therefore, these faults with these trends can be considered as the mineralization control for determination of the alterations. Oldest rock types in the area are Eocene Andesit-Basalt.</p><p>There are Eocene-Oligocene sedimentary units including: marl, Nummolitic sandy limestone, Tuff breccia.</p><p>There are Oligocene Syenit dyke as in central parts of the study. Geology map digiting for Arc Gis 10 soft waer (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>). The result ETM+ image processing techniques by False color composite (FCC (band 7, 4, 2)) show: pink color (volcanic rock), red brown color (iron oxide-manganese oxide), gray blue, white color (clay minerals) was capable with Geological unit and Fult at geological map [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref18">18</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref19">19</xref>] . FCC (band 7, 4, 2) image processing for ENVI 5/1 software (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>).</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA)</title><p>ASTER, ETM+ image processing techniques by PCA for band (1 ... 9 ASTE), band (1 ... 7 ETM+) for exist alteration for ENVI 5/1 software was calculated. Light point exist ASTER PC2 Image to show Altration area with band math 4/9 (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref>). Light point exist ASTER PC7 reverse image to show vegetation cover with band math 3/2 (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>). Light point exist ETM+ PC5 image show Argilic Altration area with band math 5/7 (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>). Light point exist ETM+ PC7 reverse image show iron oxide with band math 3/1 (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref>). Special vector matrise PCA ASTER, ETM+ (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>, <xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref>) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref20">20</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref23">23</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s5"><title>5. Crosta Technique for Special Mineral Evidend</title><p>Crosta technique for muscovite mineral at band (1, 6, 7, 9 ASTER image) was calculated (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table3">Table 3</xref>). Moscovite mineral have high reflection at band 7 and high absorption at band 6 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref24">24</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref28">28</xref>] .</p><p>High light exist at PC3 reverse image capable muscovite mineal, target of philic altration (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref>).</p><p>Crosta technique for kaolinite mineral at band (5, 6, 7 ASTER image) was calculated (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table4">Table 4</xref>). Kaolinite mineral have high reflection at band 7, 5 and high absorption at band 6 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref26">26</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref29">29</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref30">30</xref>] .</p><p>High light exist at PC1 image capable kaolinite mineal, target of Argilic altration (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>).</p><fig id="fig2"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref></label><caption><title> Kehdolan geological map</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x6.png"/></fig><fig id="fig3"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref></label><caption><title> FCC (band 7, 4, 2) image (evident geological unit)</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x7.png"/></fig><fig id="fig4"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref></label><caption><title> Altration image</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x8.png"/></fig><fig id="fig5"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref></label><caption><title> Vegetation cover image</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x9.png"/></fig><fig id="fig6"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref></label><caption><title> Argilic altration image</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x10.png"/></fig><fig id="fig7"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref></label><caption><title> Iron oxide image</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x11.png"/></fig><table-wrap id="table1" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref></label><caption><title> Special vector matrise PCA ETM+</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" ></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC1</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC2</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC3</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC4</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC5</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC6</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC7</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.399579</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.200875</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.493121</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.154518</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.488643</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.383517</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.383517</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.371749</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.438192</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.225847</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.587692</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.518341</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.048603</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.048603</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.237005</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.144606</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.495941</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.119490</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.104559</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.570855</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.570855</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.386382</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.500228</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.176357</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.750152</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.077181</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.018619</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.018619</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.000011</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.224469</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.612875</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.230287</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.689673</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.150528</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.150528</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.704753</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.667916</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.230542</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.026524</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.003510</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.040896</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.040896</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.000000</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.000000</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.000000</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.000000</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.000000</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.707107</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.707107</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="table2" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table2">Table 2</xref></label><caption><title> Special vector matrise PCA ASTER</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" ></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC1</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC2</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC3</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC4</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC5</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC6</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC7</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC8</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC9</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.984200</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.062615</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.063883</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.062453</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.062168</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.062412</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.062469</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.062665</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.062121</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.176090</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.427395</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.372248</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.367633</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.328495</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.329038</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.318682</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.305686</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.318474</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.008835</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.163848</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.858800</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.213433</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.168468</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.195883</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.202049</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.225476</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.177678</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.015454</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.859775</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.337544</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.066219</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.128494</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.143264</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.159675</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.223912</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.171930</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.004572</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.202582</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.073348</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.863289</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.127182</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.092710</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.006612</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.208492</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.374177</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 6</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.002133</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.077985</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.013448</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.128062</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.249657</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.084614</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.342275</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.655681</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.600646</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 7</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.000521</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.014035</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.015863</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.185674</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.693815</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.259831</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.117439</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.306588</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.555335</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 8</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.000742</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.000442</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.007915</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.015152</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.230679</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.752930</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.571919</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.168557</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.155203</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 9</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.000018</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.005981</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.001192</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.120972</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.479831</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.422817</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.608391</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.453716</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.017819</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="table3" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table3">Table 3</xref></label><caption><title> Special vector matrise band (1, 6, 7, 9 ASTER image)</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" ></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC1</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC2</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC3</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC4</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.994043</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.063001</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.063059</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.062708</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.108979</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.583396</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.568724</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.569496</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.000019</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.216552</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.570891</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.791952</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.001215</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.780247</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.588778</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.211078</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><p>Crosta technique for carbonates (Cholorit, Epidotes, Calcite) mineral at band (1, 7, 8, 9 ASTER image) was calculated (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table5">Table 5</xref>). This mineral have high reflection at band 7, 9 and high absorption at band 8 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref26">26</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref29">29</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref31">31</xref>] . High light exist at PC4 reverse image capable Carbonates mineal, target of prophilitic altration (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>0).</p></sec><sec id="s6"><title>6. Supervised Spectral Angle Mapping (SAM)</title><p>The result ASTER, image processing techniques by supervised spectral angle mapping (SAM) method with 0/1 angle do spectral on CRC ((B5 + B7)/B6, (B4 + B6)/B5, (B7 + B9)/B8) ASTER image (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>1) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref32">32</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref35">35</xref>] . The result target to (Philic, Argilic, Prophilic) Altration exist at study area. The result target four important altration area. Therefore NW area is case study [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref36">36</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.51943-ref43">43</xref>] . SAM image to show excess Philic at NW, E trend and capable Foid rich Syeinogabro unit geology (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2). SAM image to show excess Argilic at central by SW-NE trend and capable major fault area, Altered Syeinit unit geology (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>3). SAM image to show excess Charbonates at NW, SW, E, E trend and capable Andesit-basalt, tuff with limeston study area unit geology (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>4). The CRC (B7/B5, B2/B1, B3/B1) image (ETM+) to show red color excess iron oxid (Magnetit) (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>5).</p><fig id="fig8"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref></label><caption><title> Moscovite mineral image</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x12.png"/></fig><table-wrap id="table4" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table4">Table 4</xref></label><caption><title> Special vector matrise band (5, 6, 7 ASTER image)</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" ></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC1</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC2</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC3</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.568074</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.578693</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.585154</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.437825</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.389543</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.810287</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.696851</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.716498</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.032077</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap></sec><sec id="s7"><title>7. Control with Geological Particulars, XRD, ICP, Doubly-Polished Thin Section, Heavy Mineral</title><p>Altration the study area controlled by ICP sample and result obtained exist high copper and Fe element (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table6">Table 6</xref>) three distribution for copper exist the probable anomaly and possible anomaly and field, distribution by geostatisic method used. XRD sample result show (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table7">Table 7</xref>) that result showed clay mineral and Iron oxide. The coordinates of sampling points in Kehdolan area show at <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>6. Heavy mineral sample result showed (<xref ref-type="table" rid="table8">Table 8</xref>) that native copper and iron oxide minerals.</p><p>Doubly-polished thin section result show at <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>7, and result copper-iron mineralization. At all doubly- polished thin section exist minerals: covellite and chalcosite (B, A-image), altered magnetite (C-image), pyrite with Ti exsolution (E-image), bornite (D-image), altered magnetite with ilmenite exsolution (F-image), hematite and chalcosite (G-image), covellite and pyrite (H-image).</p><fig id="fig9"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref></label><caption><title> Kaolinit mineral image</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x13.png"/></fig><table-wrap id="table5" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table5">Table 5</xref></label><caption><title> Special vector matrise band (1, 7, 8, 9 ASTER image)</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" ></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC1</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC2</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC3</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >PC4</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 1</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.994027</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.063058</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.063258</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.062707</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 2</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.109131</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.575296</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.571368</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.575033</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 3</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.000545</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.362833</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.453723</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.813933</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Band 4</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.000410</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >−0.730350</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.680935</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.054011</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><fig id="fig10"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>0</label><caption><title> Charbonates mineral image</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x14.png"/></fig><fig id="fig11"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>1</label><caption><title> Final map (SAM)</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x15.png"/></fig><fig id="fig12"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2</label><caption><title> Philic map (SAM)</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x16.png"/></fig><fig id="fig13"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>3</label><caption><title> Argilic map (SAM)</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x17.png"/></fig><fig id="fig14"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>4</label><caption><title> Cholorit map (SAM)</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x18.png"/></fig><fig id="fig15"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>5</label><caption><title> ETM+ iron oxide (Magnetite) image</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x19.png"/></fig><table-wrap-group id="6"><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table6">Table 6</xref></label><caption><title> ICP sample of Kehdolan area for Cu-Fe mineral</title></caption><table-wrap id="6_1"><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Element</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >X + s = field</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >X + 2s = threshold</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >X + 3s = probably anomaly</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Cu</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2367.29</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4640.08</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >6912.87</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Fe</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >41438.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >51844.5</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >62250.5</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><table-wrap id="6_2"><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Sample name</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >CU (PPM)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" ></th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Fe (PPM)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" ></th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-101</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7699.63</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Probable anomaly</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >38807</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-102</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >133</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >23615</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-103</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >59</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5516</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-106</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5501</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Threshold</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >4641</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-201</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >118</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >31320</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-202</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >72</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >33415</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-2-76</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >104</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >26200</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-2-78</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >7699.63</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Probable anomaly</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >19500</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-2-96</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >5342</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Threshold</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >32200</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-2-98</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >2247</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Field</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >25800</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kh-2-99</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >352</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Low field</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >31600</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Field</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap></table-wrap-group><table-wrap id="table7" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table7">Table 7</xref></label><caption><title> XRD sample of Kehdolan area</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Sample</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Major phase</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Minor phase</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >Trace phase</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >KH-XRD-01</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Sanidine</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kaolinite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Ankerite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Gypsum</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Quartz</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Hematite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Montmorillonite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >KH-XRD-02</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Quartz</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Ankerite</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kaolinite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Sanidine</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Hematite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Calcite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >KH-XRD-03</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Sanidine</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Quartz</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >Kaolinite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td><td align="center" valign="middle" ></td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><fig id="fig16"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>6</label><caption><title> The coordinates of sampling points</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x20.png"/></fig><table-wrap id="table8" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table8">Table 8</xref></label><caption><title> Heavy mineral sample of Kehdolan area</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle" >Field No. (ppm)</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >K-H-M-1</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >K-H-M-2</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >K-H-M-3</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >K-H-M-4</th><th align="center" valign="middle" >K-H-M-5</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Magnetite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1657/60</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1132/20</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1547/09</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1491/84</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3374/40</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Hematite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >589/12</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >360/69</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1104/60</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >820/56</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1570/49</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Epidotes</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >588/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >960/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >735/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >136/50</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >870/83</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Biotite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >3/36</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/00</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Pyrite oxide</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >28/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >34/29</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >350/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >19/50</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >248/81</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Limonite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >196/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >24/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >245/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >13/65</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >174/17</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Martite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >291/20</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >35/66</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >728/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >608/40</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1035/05</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Pyrite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >20/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >20/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/21</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/47</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/03</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Chalcopyrite</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01 (4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01 (4)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01 (2)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Native copper</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01 (1)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01 (1)</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.01 (1)</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Carbonates</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >10/84</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/12</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >12/65</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/08</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >24/52</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Altered minerals</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >912/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >1144/29</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >854/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >567/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >232/07</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >Light minerals</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/00</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/09</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >9/33</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0/06</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >18/10</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="6"  >(Namber mineral)</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><fig id="fig17"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>7</label><caption><title> Doubly-polished thin section of Kehdolan area</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-1210245x21.png"/></fig></sec><sec id="s8"><title>8. Conclusion</title><p>Investigation shows that ETM+ data due to its blue region spectral band can enhance the iron oxide rich areas much better than ASTER data. ASTER data due to its various spectral bands in the short wave infrared are more capable of enhancing clay bearing areas. The results showed that Crosta technique, supervised spectral angle mapping better method for enhancing alteration at ASTER data. Results obtained by study on Kehdolan area indicate the potential use of the ASTER data to fit for kind alteration of argillic, propylitic, philic, and ETM+ data are to fit for the iron oxide and relation to metal mineralization of the area. The study area Argilic alteration expands that relationship with mineralization copper which is the same direction with SW-NE faults in this area and relationship with Oligocene Syenit dyke unit as in central parts of the study. Result study for control with geological particulars, showed more probable anomaly distribution copper mineralization.</p></sec><sec id="s9"><title>Acknowledgements</title><p>The paper was supported by Islamic Azad University, Science and research branch. The authors wish to acknowledge the research deputy of Azad University, Science and Research Branch for supporting of this study. The authors would like to thank the editors and reviewers of this paper for their comments and valuable remarks.</p></sec></body><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="scirp.51943-ref1"><label>1</label><mixed-citation publication-type="other" xlink:type="simple">Legge, C.A. (1997) Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System. Published in Association with PRAXIS Publishing, 137.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="scirp.51943-ref2"><label>2</label><mixed-citation publication-type="other" xlink:type="simple">Abrams, M. (2002) ASTER User Handbook. 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