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Soils with high content of copper in the Kiruna region, northern Sweden, are known to correspond to open grass areas with the flower “Viscaria Alpina”. Such locations also occur at two different copper-occurences, Viscaria and central Pahtohavare. A study of metal effect on vegetation has been performed using satellite data, a digital elevation model and vegetation mapping from airphotos. The result from the study is integrated with other geological information to provide a priority of the targets.
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Isaksson, H., Andersson, L.C. (1990). Case study on metal-stressed vegetation from a copper orebody, Kiruna region, northern Sweden. In: Remote sensing: an operational technology for the mining and petroleum industries. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9744-4_4
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