EO·Atlas
Topic . Land & geology
Mineral exploration
Mineral exploration uses visible-to-shortwave-infrared spectral absorption features, mineral abundance, lithologic class, alteration minerals, and structural context to focus geological mapping and exploration targeting.[1][2][3] Imaging spectroscopy identifies and maps minerals, vegetation, and other land-surface materials using spectral reflectance.[1][2] EMIT maps mineral composition in arid dust-source regions using visible-to-shortwave-infrared imaging spectroscopy.[3][4] EMIT data products include mineralogy derived from fitting reflectance spectra, demonstrating spaceborne mineral spectral mapping.[5]
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11 data products, 6 services and 65 sensors. Start with the most-used; switch to Filter for the full catalogue.
11 Data products
6 Services
65 Sensors
6 open 1 commercial 4 restricted
Data products — commonly used
Services & platforms — 6
Sources
- [1]USGS Spectroscopy Lab imaging spectroscopy and spectral librariesagency doc-2026-05-27
- [2]USGS Spectral Library for minerals and remote sensingagency doc-2026-05-27
- [3]NASA/JPL EMIT mission overviewagency doc-2026-05-27
- [4]NASA/JPL EMIT data productsagency doc-2026-05-27
- [5]EMIT Earth science imaging spectroscopy mission paperagency doc2022-01-012026-05-27
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Mineral exploration. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V., last reviewed 2026-05-27. https://eo-atlas.org/topics/minerals (CC BY 4.0)
BibTeX
@misc{eoatlas:topics:minerals,
title = {Mineral exploration},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
year = {2026},
note = {Last reviewed 2026-05-27. CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/topics/minerals}
}