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Lithological discrimination and mineralogical mapping using ASTER remote sensing data in the east-central Jebilet region, Morocco Cover

Lithological discrimination and mineralogical mapping using ASTER remote sensing data in the east-central Jebilet region, Morocco

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/logos.2025.31.2.13 | Journal eISSN: 2080-6574 | Journal ISSN: 1426-8981
Language: English
Page range: 167 - 177
Submitted on: Dec 20, 2024
Accepted on: May 15, 2025
Published on: Sep 1, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2025 Hayat El Khounaijri, Ahmed Algouti, Abdellah Algouti, Mohamed Essemani, Fatiha Hadach, Soukaina Baid, Salma Ezzahzi, Salma Kabili, Saloua Agli, Naji Jdaba, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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