Mapeo de redes de fracturas mediante imágenes Landsat-8 OLI en la zona minera de Jbel Tijekht en el Anti-Atlas oriental de Marruecos

Omar Saidi; Hicham Si Mhamdi; Abdelhafid Essalhi; Abdeslam Toummite

doi:10.3989/egeol.43887.587

Authors

Omar Saidi Research team of Geophysics, Georesources and Heritage, Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Moulay Ismaïl University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5878-2864
Hicham Si Mhamdi Research team of Applied Geodynamics and Remote Sensing to Naturel Ressources, Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Moulay Ismaïl University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9008-2059
Abdelhafid Essalhi Research team of Geophysics, Georesources and Heritage, Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Moulay Ismaïl University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5777-1100
Abdeslam Toummite Research team of Geophysics, Georesources and Heritage, Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Moulay Ismaïl University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1955-3276

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.43887.587

Keywords:

Structural mapping, Lineaments extractions, Variscan, Jbel Tijekht, Ougnat-Ouzina Ridge, Moroccan Eastern Anti-Atlas

Abstract

Jbel Tijekht is one of the most important geological structures of the Ougnat-Ouzina ridge in the Eastern Anti-Atlas. This crescent-shaped massif was affected by a network fractures that is visible at different scales. It is particularly rich in numerous mineralized veins of barite, and is associated with other minerals (e.g. pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena). In order to study fracture systems in the mining zone of Jbel Tijekht, we opted for a combination of remote sensing and field investigation that became an important tool for fracture mapping and mineral exploration. This work presents a methodological approach to detect structural lineaments. For this purpose, various techniques were applied to the Landsat 8 image to improve the visibility of linear structures. After the radiometric and atmospheric corrections, the colors composites and directional filters applied to the Principal component (PC1) allow for the establishment of a lineaments map of Jbel Tijekht. The validation and the correction of lineaments are based on preexisting documents combined with field observations. Statistical analysis of the lineament map allows for identification of at least three directional fracture systems with average NS, NE-SW, and ENE-WSW orientations. NS and NE-SW systems show a high density in the largest part of the study area. These results clearly overlap different tectonic structures and existing veins. It allowed for the establishment of a geological link between lithology, fractures systems and mineralization. The fracture density can be attributed to the last variscan brittle phases, reflecting the rheology of rock units; the high fracture density is observed in competent rocks such as the Tabanit sandstones. These zones constitute a favorable area for mineralization deposits.

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