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Enhanced digital outcrop models attributed with hyperspectral reflectance data, or hyperclouds, provide a flexible, three-dimensional medium for data-driven mapping of geological exposures, mine faces or cliffs. This approach allows the collection of spatially contiguous information on exposed mineralogy and so provides key information for understanding mineralising processes, interpreting 1-D drillhole data, and optimising mineral extraction. In this contribution we present an open-source python workflow, hylite, for creating hyperclouds by seamlessly fusing geometric information with data from a variety of hyperspectral imaging sensors and applying necessary atmospheric and illumination corrections. These rich datasets can be analysed using a variety of techniques, including minimum wavelength mapping and spectral indices to accurately map geological objects from a distance. Reference spectra from spectral libraries, ground or laboratory measurements can also be included to derive supervised classifications using machine learning techniques. We demonstrate the potential of the hypercloud approach by integrating hyperspectral data from laboratory, tripod and unmanned aerial vehicle acquisitions to automatically map relevant lithologies and alterations associated with volcanic hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) mineralisation in the Corta Atalaya open-pit, Spain. These analyses allow quantitative and objective mineral mapping at the outcrop and open-pit scale, facilitating quantitative research and smart-mining approaches. Our results highlight the seamless sensor integration made possible with hylite and the power of data-driven mapping approaches applied to hyperclouds. Significantly, we also show that random forests (RF) trained only on laboratory data from labelled hand-samples can be used to map outcrop scale data.
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09 H5?9 58J5 BH5;9 C: H<9G9 DFC8I7HG 9; I85<M 9H 5@ 
,CBBH5; 9H 5@  !59GH 9H 5@  J5 B +I=H9B699? 9H 5@ 
!97?9F 9H 5@  J5B 89F &99F 9H 5@  5B8 7CBGHFI7H 5 :95HIF9
G9H H<5H 75B 69 IG98 HC 8=F97H@M 7CAD5F9 GD97HF5@ 7<5F57H9F=GH=7G 69
HK99B <5 B8G5AD@9 5B8 CD9BD=H G75@9G K=H< H<9 DF=B7=D5@ 5=A C: HF5=B
=B; 5 GID9FJ=G98 7@5GG=]9F CB @569@@98 <5B8G5AD@9G 5B8 5DD@M=B; =H HC
A5D @=H<C@C;M =B H<9  <MD9F7@CI8
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Fig. 3. C@CIF 7CADCG=H9G C: H<9  <MD9F7@CI8 7F95H98 IG=B; <M@=H9 5B8 G<CK=B ; 5 HFI97C@CIF +    BA    BA     BA
J=GI5@=G5H=CB 5 :5@G97C@CIF J=GI5@=G5H=CB +     BA    BA     BA <= ;<@=;< H=B; J5F=5H=CBG =B 7@ 5M 7< @CF=H9 5B8 A=75
7CBH9BH 6  5B8 H<9 ]FGH H<F99 &' 65B8 G 7  J=GI 5@=G5H=CBG C: H<9G9 85H5 75B 69 :CIB 8 5H <HHDGH=BMIF @7CA75 <MD9 F7@CI8
 K=89 J5F=9HM C: GD97HF5@ =B8=79G <5J9 699B 89J9@CD98 :CF 9LHF57H
=B; ;9C@C;=75@ =B:CFA5H=CB :FCA AI@H= 5B8 <MD9FGD97HF5@ 85H5  G
H<9G9 5F9 HMD=75@@M 5DD@=98 CB F9ACH9@M G9BG98 G5H9@@=H9 85H5 H<9M 5J C=8
GD97HF5@ 65B8G G9BG=H=J9 HC 5HACGD<9F=7 9::97HG 5B8 GC 75B 69 5D D@=98 CB
6CH< CIH8CCF 5B8 @56CF5HCFM 85 H5 F6=HF5F=@M 7CAD@9L GD97HF5@ =B8=79G
75B 69 75@7I@5H98 IG=B; hylite IG=B; =B6I=@H HCC@G :CF GD97HF5@ F9G5AD@=B;
5B8 7CA6=B5H=CB CF H<FCI;< 8=F97H A5B=DI@5H=CB C: H<9 IB89F@M=B;
85H5 5FF5M IG=B; numpy !5FF=G 9H 5@  09 9LHF57H  ;9C@C;=
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5B8 <MD9F7@CI8 85H5  -<9G9 =B8=79G K9F9 89J9@CD98 6M I85<M 9H 5@
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6CFB9 <MD9FGD97HF5@ 85H5 5B8 5F9 G9BG=H=J9 HC A=75 7@5M 75F6CB5H 9
5B8 =FCB CL=89 A=B9F5@G -<9 F9GI@HG =;  DD9B8=L  5F9 8=F97H@M
7CAD5F56@9 69HK99B H<9 @56CF5HCFM 5B8 CIH8CCF 85H5G9HG 5B8 <=;<
@=;<H G=A=@5F=H=9G 5B8 8=::9F9B79G 69HK99B H<9 J5 F=CIG GD97HF5@
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:95HIF9G =B H<9 G<CFHK5J9 =B:F5F98 F9;=CB 5F9 J9FM G9BG=H=J9 HC H<9
@9B;H< C: @(! 9(! 5B8 &;(! 6CB8G =B G=@=75H9 A=B9F5@G 5@@CK=B;
577IF5H9 8=G7F=A=B5H=CB 69HK 99B 5 J5F=9HM C: 7@5M A=75 7<@CF=H9 75F
6CB5H9 5B8 5AD<=6C@9 A=B9F5@G !97?9F 9H 5@  J5 B 89F &99F 9H
5@  J5B +I=H9B699? 9H 5@  &=B=AIA K5J9@9B;H< A5DG
K9F9 75@7I@5 H98 :CF H<9  85 H5G9HG =;  DD9B8=L  6M ]HH=B; H<F99
;5IGG=5B :IB7H=CBG HC 5 <I@@ 7CFF97H98 GD97HF5 :FCA  HC  BA
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7CAD5F56@9 !9B79 K9 DFCDCG9 H<5H H<9M F9DF9G9BH 5 G9H C: ;9C@C;=
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G75@9 5B8 57 EI=G=H=CB A9H<C8
5.3. Automa ted ge ological mapping
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 DFCJ=89 5 A9H<C8 :C F 8=F97H@M 7CAD5 F=B; GD97HF5 57EI=F98 IB89F ]9@8
5B8 @56CF5HCFM 7CB8=H=CBG -<=G CD9BG H<9 DCGG=6=@=HM C: HF5=B=B; 5 GI
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5B8 H<9B 5D D@M=B; =H HC 5IHCA5H=75@@M A5D H<9 ;9C@C;M C: H<9  CD9B
D=H "B H<9 :C @@CK=B; G97H=CB K9 9LD@CF9 H<=G CDH=CB 89J9@CD=B; 5 <5B8
H5=@CF98 897=G=CB HF99 H<5H 75B 8=GH=B;I=G< 69HK99B H<9 A5=B 5@H9F5H=CB
A=B9F5@G 5H  5B8 HF5=B=B; 5 F5B8CA :CF9GH 5@;CF=H<A H<5H 75B D9F
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5.3.1. Alteration ma pping using a decision tree
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G9F=7=H9 5B8 7<@CF=H9 =;  K<=7< 5F9 C: H9B 5GGC7=5H 98 K=H< <M
8FCH<9FA5@ 5@H9F5H=CB =B /!&, 89DCG=HG IG=B; 5 897=G=CB HF99 65 G98 CB
8=GH=B7H=J9 GD97HF5@ 7<5F57H9F=GH=7G C: 957< A=B9F5@ -<9 DF9G9B7956
G9B79 C: 8=5;BCGH=7 GD97HF5@ 56 GCFDH=CBG 5H   5B8  BA
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H<9 897=G=CB HF99 IG98 HC G9D5F5H9 ?5 C@=B=H=7 7@5M :95HIF9 5H  BA
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Fig. 4. ,D97HF5@ @=6F 5FM DF9G9BH=B ; <I@@ 7CFF97H98 A9 8=5BGD 97HF5 ;F9 9B 5B8 5GGC7=5H98 =BH9FEI5 FH=@9 5F95 ;F9M 75@7I @5H98 CB 5@@ D=L9@G C: H<9 <5B8 G5A
D@9G 7 : =;G    F9D F9G9 BH=B; 957< C: H<9 GD97 HF5@ @=H<C@C;=9G =B H9FDF 9H98 5H  (L=8=G98 (L A5 GG=J9 GI@D< =89 &, HKC J5F=9H=9G C: 7<@CF=H9 <@ 
5B8   HKC G9F=7= H=7 IB =HG ,9F  5B 8  G<5@9 5B 8 DI FD@ 9 G<5@9 ), -<9 5D DFCL=A5H9 DCG=H=CB C: 7<5F57 H9F=GH=7 56 GCFDH=CB :95HIF9G )CBHI5@ 9H 5@  
5F9 5@GC D@CHH98 :CF F9:9F9B79 ,99 -56@9  :CF 89H5=@98 GD97HF5@ 89 G7F=DH=CBG
Table 1
,D97 HF5@ 89 G7 F=DH=CBG C: H<9 7< 5F57 H9F=GH=7 :95HIF9G 7: )CBHI5@ 9H 5@    %5I?5A D 9H 5@   C: 957< GD97 HF5@ @= H<C@C;M IG98 8I F=B ; GID9 FJ=G9 8 7@ 5GG=]75 H=CB
,97H=CB   ,D97 HF5 :CF 957< C: H<9G9 @=H<C@C;=9G 5F9 D@CHH98 =B =; 
@(! :95H IF 9 9(!
:95HIF 9
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=BH9BG =HM 6F C5 8 K5 H9F :95H IF9 69HK99B  5B 8  BA
<@C F= H9  <@ 
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%CK9F =BH9BG=H M C: 9(! 5B8 &;(! :95H IF9G
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O BA OBA OBA = GH=B 7H @ (! :95HIF9 :F CA G9F= 7=H9 5H Z  BA 5B 8 9(! :95H IF 9 :FCA 7<@C F= H9 5H Z  BA ,9F= 7=H9 5B 8
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8=_9F9B79 =B 89DH< C: @(! 5B 8 K5H9F :95H IF 9 7FMGH5@@= B= HM  
,9F= 7=H9  ,9F 
 BA O BA &IG7CJ =H 9HF 5B G=H= CB=B ; HC K5F8 G D< 9B;= H9 @( ! :95H IF9 @C 75H98 5H Z   9DH< C: K5H9F :95HIF 9 F9@5 H=J9 HC
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,<5@ 9
G 56 CJ9 6IH K=H< @CK9F G@ CD9 69HK99B  5B 8  BA 5B8 G@=; <H@M 899D9F @(! :95HIF 9 )IFD@9 G<5@9 ),
K<=H9 A=75 :95HIF9 5H  BA 6IH BCH  BA 7<@CF=H9 :95HIF9 5H
 BA 6IH BCH  BA 5B8 7<@CF=H9K<=H9 A=75 A=LHIF9G :95HIF9
5H  5B8  BA 88=H=CB5@@M A=75 5B8 7<@CF=H9 7CADCG=H=CB
K5G GD@=H 65G98 CB H<9 DCG=H=CB C: H<9  BA 5B8  BA 56GCFD
H=CBG F9GD97H=J9@M 5@@CK=B; 8=G7F=A=B5H=CB C: 7CADCG=H=CB5@ 9B8A9A
69FG "AD@9A9BH5H=CB 89H5=@G C: H<=G 897=G=CB HF99 5F9 =B7@I898=B DD9B
8=L 
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9GH 7@5GG=]9F =AD@9A9BH98 IG=B; ,7=?=H@95FB )98F9;CG5 9H 5@ 
!MD9FGD97HF5@ =A5;9G C: @569@@98 <5B8 G5AD@9G ,97H=CB  K9F9 IG98
5G HF5=B=B; 85H5 5B8 H<9 F9GI@H=B; AC89@ 5DD@=98 HC A5D @=H<C@C;=9G =B
H<9 <MD9F7@CI8 C: H<9  D=H 7: DD9B8=L  G 89G7F=698 =B ,97H=CB
 H<9 IG9 C: FC6IGH 5B8 ;9C@C;=75@ A95B=B;:I@ :95HIF9G GI7< 5G GD97
HF5@ =B8=79G 5B8 A=B=AIA K5J9@9B;H< A5DG =G ?9M HC H<=G 5DDFC57< 5G
=H 5@@CK98 EI5BH=H5H=J9 7CAD5F=GCB 69HK99B <5B8G5AD@9 G75@9 GD97HF5
57EI=F98 =B 5 @56CF5HCFM 5B8 CIH7FCD G75@9 GD97HF5 57 EI=F98 CIH8CCFG
-<9 F5B8CA :CF9GH A9H<C8 =G 5B 9BG9A6@9 @95FB=B; 7@5GG=]9F 5 @5F;9
G9H C: 897=G=CB HF99 7@5GG=]9FG 5F9 HF5=B98 GI7< H<5H H<9=F =B8=J=8I5@ F9
GI@HG 7CA6=B9 HC ;=J9 5 7CBG9BGIG 7@5GG=]75H=CB 57< HF99 7CBHF=6IH9G 5
IB=H JCH9 5B8 H<9 ]B5@ 7@5GG=]75H=CB @569@ =G 5@@C75H98 65 G98 CB H<9
7@5GG K=H< H<9 ACGH JCH9G -<9G9 9BG9A6@9G C: HF99 7@5GG=]9FG 5F9 9L
D97H98 HC D9F:CFA ACF9 FC6IGH@M 5B8 577IF5H9@M H<5B 5B =B8=J=8I5@ 89
7=G=CB HF99 7@5GG=]9F F9=A5B 
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Table 2
,D97 HF5@ =B8=79G IG98 HC 7<5F57H9F=G9 5B8 7CAD5 F9 G5A D@9 5B8 CIH7FCD
A=B 9F5@C;M -<9 7C@CB =B 8=75H9G H<5H 5B 5J9F 5;9 F9^97 H5B7 9 K5G 75 @7I
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B5BCA9H9FG
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7CAD CG =H=C B
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Decl aration of Competing Interest
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Acknowledgem ents
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!I9@J 5 ,D5=B "BGH =HIHC 9C@U;=7 C M &=B9FC 89 G D5T5 &5 8F=8
=9N&C BH9G  5 F7=5 F 9GDC #   9C@C; =75@ A5D C: H<9 +=C -=BHC 5F 95 
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,CC@ 9 ) &5GCB ) C K5 F8   )<=@ =DG  +   &=B9F5 @C ;= 75@ :5 79
A5 DD=B ; IG=B ; <MD9FG D97HF5 @ G75B B=B; :CF A=B9 A5DD =B; 5B 8 7CBHFC @ "B
IGH F5 @5 G=5B "BGH =HIH9 C: &= B=B; 5B8 &9H5 @@IF ;M )I6@ =75H=C B ,9 F=9G  )F 9G9BH98
5H H<9 H< "BH9FB 5H=CB5 @ &= B=B; 9C@ C;M C B:9F9B79 DD 
=F5 F8 95I &CBH 5IH   @ CI8 CA D5F9
F99B  9FA5B & ,K =HN9F ) F 5=; &  HF 5BG: CF A5 H=CB :CF
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CF 89F= B; AI @H=G D97H F5 @ 85 H5 =B H9FA G C: =A 5; 9 EI 5@ =HM K=H< =A D@ =75H =C BG :CF
BC=G 9 F9AC J5 @ " -F 5BG 9CG7= +9ACH9 ,9BG   <H HDG 8C= CF ;
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!5 9GH & I 85<M - %5 I? 5A D  F 9;CF M ,  *I 5B H=H5 H=J9 A=B9F5 @C;M
:FCA =B :F 5F 98 GD97HF CG7C D=7 85 H5  " /5 @=85 H=CB C: A= B9F5 @ 56IB 85B7 9 5B8
7CAD CG =H=C B G7F= DHG 5H H< 9 +C7?@9 5 7<5B B9@ =F CB 89DC G= H =B 09GH9FB IGH F5 @= 5
7CB 9C@   
!5 FF =G  + &=@@ A5 B $ # J5 B 89F 05@H , # C AA 9FG + /=FH 5B 9B )
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&  !CM9F ,  J5 B $9F? K= >? & !  F 9HH &  !5 @85B9   89@ +SC  #
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097?9GG9 F 0 665 G= ! C<@?9  (@ =D <5BH -   F F5 M
DFC; F5 AA =B ; K=H< 'IA)M '5 HIF9    <HHD G 8C= CF ;  
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!97?9F   J5 B +I=H9B699?  #  J5 B 89F 09F:: ! & 5?? 9F 0 !  !9KG CB
+ J5 B 89F &99F     ,D97HF 5@ 56 GC FDH=CB :95H IF9 5B5@ MG =G :CF
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9CG7= +9 ACH9 ,9BG &5 ;   <HHD G 8C= CF ; & +, 
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:F5A 9 75 A9F5 G =B J= G= 6@ 9 HC G<CF HK5 J9 =B:F 5F 98 GD97HF 5@ F5 B;9G CB6C 5F 8 5
GA 5@ @ IBA5 BB 98 5=F6 CF B9 J9<=7@9 ./ " -F 5BG 9CG 7= +9AC H9 ,9BG 
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F9^ 97H5B79 G= ;B5HIF 9G 5B 8 DC =BH 7@CI8G :CF DF 97=G =CB 5;F= 7I@HIF9 6M @= ;<H
K9=;<H ./ =A5; =B ; GMGH9A ",)+ , BB )<CH C;F5 AA +9ACH9 ,9BG ,D5H "B:
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5B8 9C@C; =75@ ,9HH=B; C: H<9 "69F =5 B )MF= H9 9@H =B 09=<98 ) 8  
5B8 )F98=7 H=J9 &C 89@@ =B; C: &5 >C F &= B9F5 @ 9@HG =B IFC D9 &= B9F5 @ +9GC IF79
+9J= 9KG ,D F= B;9F "B H9FB5H =CB5@ )I6@ =G <=B;  <5A  DD  <H HDG 8C=
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5B8 F5 8=CA 9HF= 7 7CFF 97H=CB G C: 8F CB96C FB9 <M D9FG D97HF5 @ 85 H5 :CF A= B9F5 @
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<MD9FG D97HF5 @ 85H5 +9 AC H9 ,9BG  <HHDG 8C= CF ;  FG  
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IB89F@ M= B; :95H IF965G9 8 9LHF 57H= CB C: A= B9F5 @ 56IB85B79 5B8 7CAD CG =H=CB
:FCA G<CF HK 5J9 A= 8 5B 8 H< 9FA5 @ =B:F 5F 98 F9^97H5 B79 GD97HF 5 &= B9F5 @G  
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%CK9    (6>9 7H F97C;B=H =CB :F CA @C 75@ G75@ 9=B J5 F= 5BH :95HIF 9G =B
)FC7 998=B;G C: H<9 ,9J9BH< "  "BH9FB 5H=C B5@ C B:9F 9B79 CB C ADIH9F /= G=CB
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A= B9F5 @G CB 5 J9FH =75@ A= B9 :5 79 IG =B; 89F= J5 H=J9 5B 5@ MG =G C: <M D9FG D97HF5 @
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5@ H9F5 H=CB =B @C K GI @:=8 5H=C B 9D=H<9FA 5@ GM GH 9AG 5G 89H97H98 6M "+, 5B8 1+ 
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9C=B:CFA5 H=CB   <HHDG 8C = CF;  > >5 ;    
J5 B 89F &99F   J5 B 89F 09F: : ! &   J5 B +I=H9B699? #  !97?9F   
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# 0C@85=  -   &I @H= 5B8 <MD9FGD97HF5 @ ;9C@ C;=7 F9 ACH9 G9BG=B; 
F9J= 9K "B H # DD@ 5 FH< (6 G 9C= B:CF A5 H=CB   <HHDG 8C= CF ;
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J5 B +I=H9B699? #  5?? 9F 0 !  J5 B 89F 09F:: !& 39;9FG  -  (C GH<C 9?
#!  (A 9F  3  &5 FG < , !  J5 B 89F &99F     &5 DD=B; H<9
K5J9@9B;H< DCG= H=CB C: 899D9GH 56GC FDH=CB :95H IF9G HC 9LD@CF 9 A=B9F5 @ 8=J9FG =HM
=B <MD9FG D97HF5 @ =A5; 9G )@ 5B9H ,D57 9 ,7=   
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8=GD @5 79A9BH CDH= 75@ ^ CK K=H< 899D A5H7<=B; "B )FC7998= B;G C: H<9 "
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7CAD CG =H=CB C: B= 7?9@ @5 H9F=H9G K= H< F9^97H5 B79 GD 97HF CG7C DM 5H $CB= 5A 6C '9K
5 @98CB=5 7CB 9C@    
3<CB;  2  05B;  1  1I 2  05B;  ,  #=5 - !I  1  3<5C  # 09= %  3<5B; %
 &= B= ./6C FB 9 <MD9FG D97HF5 @ F9AC H9 G9 BG=B ; F CA C6G9 FJ 5H=C B 5B 8
DFC7 9GG= B; HC 5D D@=7 5H=C BG " 9CG7= +9AC H9 ,9 BG &5 ;   <HHD G 
8C= CF ; & +,   
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... Key minerals that can be spectrally identified in the Kupferschiefer are outlined in Tables 2 and 3. We used band ratios and minimum wavelength mapping, implemented in hylite (Thiele et al., 2021) to identify minerals characteristic of a lithological 170 unit or the products of hydrothermal alteration. For simplicity reasons, we refer to these diagnostic minerals as proxies. ...
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