Central Mineral Resources Team
Task Contacts: K. Eric Livo, Richard Grauch
Map the Mancos Shale using spatial and spectral remotely sensed data on both regional and local scales. Lithology, mineralogy, structure, geomorphology, vegetation, and land-use will be characterized using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM), NASA-ASTER, NASA-MASTER, air-photography, field spectroscopy, sample MASTER, and ancillary map data (digital elevation maps, digital line graphics, and geologic mapping). These data will be used by the project to help define the Mancos Formation's sub-units, metal balance, salt and toxicology, ground-water system, erodibility, ecology, and land-use planning. These derived maps will be georeferenced for use in GIS analysis and by the other tasks of the project. This task will provide a stratigraphic framework based on remotely sensed data and minor detailed field mapping.
Analysis of several remotely sensed data sets and field spectral measurements suggest preliminary findings of:
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