Geobotanical prospecting refers to prospecting based on the composition and health of surrounding botanical life to identify potential resource deposits.[1] Using a variety of techniques, including indicator plant identification,[2] remote sensing[3] and determining the physical and chemical condition of the botanical life in the area,[4][5]geobotanical prospecting can be used to discover different minerals. This process has clear advantages and benefits, such as being relatively non-invasive and cost efficient.[2][3] However, the efficacy of this method is not without question. There is evidence that this form of prospecting is a valid scientific method, especially when used in conjunction with other prospecting methods.[6][2] But as identification of commercial mines are invariably guided by geological principles and confirmed by chemical assays, it is unclear as to whether this prospecting method is a valid standalone scientific method or an outdated method of the past.[7]
^ abcAmaral, Cibele Hummel do; Almeida, Teodoro Isnard Ribeiro de; Souza Filho, Carlos Roberto de; Roberts, Dar A.; Fraser, Stephen James; Alves, Marcos Nopper; Botelho, Moreno (2018-10-01). "Characterization of indicator tree species in neotropical environments and implications for geological mapping". Remote Sensing of Environment. 216: 385–400. Bibcode:2018RSEnv.216..385A. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2018.07.009. ISSN 0034-4257.
^ abSchwaller, Matthew R.; Tkach, Steven J. (1985-04-01). "Premature leaf senescence; remote-sensing detection and utility for geobotanical prospecting". Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists. 80 (2): 250–255. Bibcode:1985EcGeo..80..250S. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.80.2.250.
^Oyeyemi, Oyesiji Cornelius; Iyakwari, Shekwonyadu; Obrike, Stephen Ewoma; Jangfa, Nanlir Geoffrey (2023-07-24). "Geobotanical and Biogeochemical Prospecting Method of Complex Sulphide Ore of Pb-Zn-Cu-Ba in Abuni-Adudu areas of the Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria". African Scientific Reports: 107. doi:10.46481/asr.2023.2.2.107. ISSN 2955-1617.
^Haggerty, Stephen E. (15 April 2015). "Discovery of a kimberlite pipe and recognition of a diagnostic botanical indicator in NW Liberia". Economic Geology. 110 (4): 851–856. Bibcode:2015EcGeo.110..851H. doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.4.851. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^Brooks, R. R. (1979-01-01). "Indicator plants for mineral prospecting — a critique". Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 12: 67–78. Bibcode:1979JCExp..12...67B. doi:10.1016/0375-6742(79)90064-5. ISSN 0375-6742.
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