Details zur Publikation |
| Kategorie | Textpublikation |
| Referenztyp | Zeitschriften |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107380 |
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| Titel (primär) | Unsupervised clustering for prospectivity mapping of lithium pegmatites in Leinster, Ireland: A transferable workflow |
| Autor | Paasche, H.; Dumais, M.-A.; Haase, C.; Harrop, J.; Larsen, B.E.; Menuge, J.; Nasuti, A.; Pohl, C.; Saalmann, K.; Tassis, G.; Wang, Y.; Müller, A.; Brönner, M. |
| Quelle | Ore Geology Reviews |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2026 |
| Department | MET |
| Seite von | art.107380 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Supplements | Supplement 1 |
| Keywords | Lithium; LCTpegmatites; Exploration targeting; Mineralprospectivity mapping; Ireland; Airborne geophysics; Magnetics; Radiometrics |
| Abstract | This study
aims to assess the transferability of unsupervised clustering with
subsequent data-driven pegmatite prospectivity assignment to the
under-explored south Leinster region, Ireland, where consistent genetic
or targeting models for spodumene-bearing pegmatites are limited by very
poor (< 1 %) outcrop. We apply self-organizing maps to simple,
reproducible, and machine-readable features derived from airborne
magnetic and radiometric data that capture lithological variability and
tectonic stress pattern, deliberately excluding data sets potentially
affected by displacement, anthropogenic activity or glacial overprint.
The methodology segments the survey area by unsupervised clustering
without using known pegmatite occurrences as training input.
Probabilistic prospectivity maps are generated by aggregating multiple
clustering realizations with known pegmatite occurrences. The results
show that the approach reliably separates pegmatite-bearing from
pegmatite-free boreholes and delineates a focused set of prospective
zones, mainly along the eastern margin of the Leinster Granite, within
the East Carlow Deformation Zone and along other major faults. Treating
barren pegmatites separately further improves discrimination of targets.
We conclude that airborne magnetic and radiometric data contain
exploitable information on pegmatite emplacement, as they capture
lithological variability and structural patterns in the near-surface
ground, and that our approach provides a robust framework for
early-stage exploration in data-poor regions. |
| Paasche, H., Dumais, M.-A., Haase, C., Harrop, J., Larsen, B.E., Menuge, J., Nasuti, A., Pohl, C., Saalmann, K., Tassis, G., Wang, Y., Müller, A., Brönner, M. (2026): Unsupervised clustering for prospectivity mapping of lithium pegmatites in Leinster, Ireland: A transferable workflow Ore Geol. Rev. , art.107380 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107380 |
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