The aim this paper is to develop a methodology of lateritic manganese identification using imaging spectroscopy. In this study was used the Airborne Visible/InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) image. The AVIRIS is an imaging sensor that measures the solar reflected spectrum from 400 nm to 2500 nm at 10 nm intervals. The study area is located at Goiás State and enclosed the Fazenda Extrema mine that presents lateritic manganese deposits developed on Paranoá Group rocks. Laboratory spectrometry studies conjugated with mineralogical analysis by diffractometry of X-ray demonstrated that the ore spectrum is opaque and spectrally featureless, due to the conduction band of MnO3 extending throughout this spectral range. The digital image processing can be subdivided in the following steps: (a) atmospheric correction using Green method, (b) areas selection with opaque behavior from the integral spectra calculation, and (c) lateritic manganese individualization using the Minimum Noise Fraction transformation. The method is efficient to classify areas of abandoned manganese mine that consist of priority areas for implementation of environmental recovery.
spectral mixture; hyperspectral; imaging spectroscopy; manganese; laterite
