Determination of lithological differences and hydrothermal alteration areas by remote sensing studies: Kisacik (Ayvacik-Canakkale, Biga Peninsula, Turkey)

  • Alaaddin Vural Gumushane Unversity
  • Dogan Aydal Ankara Unversity
Keywords: Biga Peninsula, mapping of lithological differences, hydrothermal alteration, remote sensing, geographic information systems, Ayvacik

Abstract

Within the scope of the study, it was attempted to determine the lithological differences of Kısacık and its surroundings (Ayvacık, Çanakkale/Turkey) and to determine the hydrothermal alteration areas in the area by remote sensing studies backed by Geographic Information Systems (GIS). At the beginning of the study, aerial photographs and Landsat 7 TM + satellite image of the area were obtained and photogeology studies were conducted on aerial photographs. Subsequently, all the general geology and geochemistry data obtained during field studies were transferred to the digital environment with the help of GIS software, thus creating a comprehensive database for the area. Within the scope of remote sensing studies, after atmospheric noises of Landsat 7 TM+ satellite image was filtered and necessary geometric corrections were made, the image was then enhanced using various contrast applications, filtering and color band combinations. The last stage was the process of extracting information from the image by using techniques such as band proportion, principal component analysis (PCA) and image classification methods. As a result of GIS backed remote sensing studies, it was observed that the lithological differences determined by classical field studies in the area were also confirmed by remote sensing studies, so that the remote sensing studies to be performed before the classical geological studies can contribute significantly to reducing the workload to be performed in the field. It has also been found that remote sensing studies allow some details that are overlooked during field studies to be noticed and to focus on these details. When potential hydrothermal alteration areas were determined with the help of remote sensing studies, it was seen that it made satisfactory contributions to classical field studies. The use of GIS backed remote sensing techniques in determining hydrothermal alteration areas, which are of great importance in mineral exploration, has shown that especially land-based workload can be reduced. The transfer of all data to digital environment with the help of GIS software enables very detailed and different sized analyzes. It is an invaluable contribution to field studies both by examining the hydrothermal alteration and lithological differences with the aerial photographs used since the past, and by determining the lithological differences, and determining the potential tectonic lines and potential hydrothermal alteration areas by remote sensing studies.  The complex database created from all these data allows analysis in many dimensions at every stage of the geological study. With this study carried out in Kisacik and its surroundings, it has been observed that alteration-tectonism and mineralization are associated with each other in the epithermal gold enrichments in the area, especially the remote sensing technique made using the principal component analysis gives accurate results in the determination of hydrothermal alteration areas associated with gold mineralization in the area.

Author Biographies

Alaaddin Vural, Gumushane Unversity

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science

Gumushane, Turkey

Dogan Aydal, Ankara Unversity

Faculty of Engineering

Ankara, Turkey

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2020-07-04
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Vural, A., & Aydal, D. (2020). Determination of lithological differences and hydrothermal alteration areas by remote sensing studies: Kisacik (Ayvacik-Canakkale, Biga Peninsula, Turkey). Journal of Engineering Research and Applied Science, 9(1), 1341-1357. Retrieved from http://www.journaleras.com/index.php/jeras/article/view/193
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