Field Characterization by Near Infrared (NIR) Mineral Identifiers- A New Prospecting Approach

Above technique often serves as a useful exploration vector as they assess through an indicator of geothermal and geochemical conditions present in rock mass at the time of their formation. Using the Al-OH scalar reported by TerraSpec Halo mineral identifier it is possible to track geochemical conditions while the Illite Spectral Maturity (ISM) scalar (Doulblier et al., 2010) reported by Halo provides an indicator of thermal maturity. Such mineral identifier is able to track geothermal gradients both by detecting mineralogy and through the reporting of the ISM scalar. It's a lightweight, portable, full range near-infrared spectrometer designed to revolutionize the mineral exploration process. With a simple push of a button, it delivers mineralogy results in a matter of seconds, a rapid method to identify minerals and decrease associated exploration costs. In this paper, a new prospecting approach is discussed which helps to know a simple and user friendly technique to identify mineralization and field characterization can be done. Further, it's easy to use and with simple settings by any non-mine geologists.