Beta
239627

Utilizing Remote Sensing and Lithostratigraphy for Iron and Clay Minerals Mapping in the North of Aswan Area, Egypt

Article

Last updated: 23 Jan 2023

Subjects

-

Tags

Research and articles conducted by or in which members of the teaching staff

Abstract

Araba, Gilf and Abu Ballas formations contain clay and iron sediments are detected by the processing techniques to the remote sensing data of Landsat-8 OLI/TIRS. The false color composite, band ratio and principal component analysis techniques are adopted as the image analysis algorithms. The stratigraphic detailed studies are performed, and an improvement geologic map is produced. The Araba Formation is represented by about 20 m thick, the thickness of the Gilf Formation ranging from 10 to 35 m where Abu Ballas Formation has 25 m thickness in the study area. Three clay-beds are recorded in Gilf Formation. Thesis clay beds are a character of the so-called ball-clay shale, currently of economic use in ceramics industry. More than 108 samples from clay and iron sediments are collected and spectrophotometry study was performed. A high content of clay minerals and iron oxides are reported in the spectral curves which helped to map the clay and iron minerals in a satisfactory scale in the study area.

DOI

10.21608/djs.2022.136610.1024

Keywords

lithostratigraphy, Remote Sensing, clay, iron, Aswan

Authors

First Name

samir

Last Name

kamh

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University

Email

skamh@science.tanta.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Hamza

Last Name

Khalil

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt

Email

hamzakhalil2002@yahoo.com

City

Tanta

Orcid

-

First Name

Gamal

Last Name

Mousa

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt

Email

dr.gamalmosa@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mamdouh

Last Name

Abdeen

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

National Authority of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo, Egypt

Email

skamh2002@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ola

Last Name

Ghobara

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt

Email

olaadel399@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

44

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

34464

Issue Date

2022-07-01

Receive Date

2022-04-30

Publish Date

2022-07-01

Page Start

1

Page End

16

Print ISSN

1012-5965

Online ISSN

2735-5306

Link

https://djs.journals.ekb.eg/article_239627.html

Detail API

https://djs.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=239627

Order

1

Type

Research and Reference

Type Code

1,686

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Delta Journal of Science

Publication Link

https://djs.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

-

Details

Type

Article

Created At

23 Jan 2023