scholarly journals Thermal infrared reflectance and emission spectroscopy of quartzofeldspathic glasses

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M. Byrnes ◽  
Michael S. Ramsey ◽  
Penelope L. King ◽  
Rachel J. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Emission Spectroscopy ◽  
Thermal Infrared ◽  
Infrared Reflectance

Rock-type identification in a simulated underground environment using second-derivative thermal infrared reflectance spectra

2004 ◽  
Vol 116 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1318-1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Feng ◽  
B. Rivard ◽  
E. A. Gallie ◽  
A. Sanchez-Azofeifa ◽  
H. Francis
Keyword(s):  
Rock Type ◽  
Thermal Infrared ◽  
Reflectance Spectra ◽  
Second Derivative ◽  
Infrared Reflectance

Ore detection and grade estimation in the Sudbury mines using thermal infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Geophysics ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 1691-1698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benoit Rivard ◽  
Jilu Feng ◽  
E. Ann Gallie ◽  
Helen Francis
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Infrared ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Sulfide Concentration ◽  
Infrared Reflectance ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Point Counts ◽  
Grade Estimation ◽  
Total Sulfide ◽  
Average Reflectance ◽  
Ore Grade

This pilot study investigated the usefulness of thermal infrared reflectance (TIR) spectroscopy to estimate ore grade in an underground environment and to separate ore‐bearing samples from their host rocks. Work was carried out under laboratory conditions to test the initial concept; all samples had naturally broken faces to mimic the situation in a freshly blasted underground opening. A total of 26 samples, including massive and disseminated ores, were collected from eight mines around the Sudbury basin in Ontario. Rock surfaces were measured wet and dry to address environmental conditions encountered underground. To separate barren rocks from ores and for ore‐grade estimation, an important finding of this research is that, in the region of [Formula: see text], most known silicate minerals converge to a common reflectance minima (<1.5%), but massive and disseminated sulfides have distinctly higher reflectance. Individual sulfide minerals (chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite), however, do not reveal diagnostic features in this spectral region. When sulfides are disseminated in the host rock, the average reflectance of the rock increases but the correlation with abundance is not systematic. However, sulfide concentration as a function of continuum‐removed reflectance (CRR) is systematic. The empirical correlation between CRR at [Formula: see text] versus the total sulfide concentration, estimated via thin‐section point counts, gives a coefficient of determination value [Formula: see text] of 0.93 for measurement of dry and wet surfaces when averaged. Similar results are observed when dry and wet locations are analyzed separately. The relationship demonstrates the feasibility to estimate total sulfide concentration from TIR reflectance data even when samples are wet.

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