Fractal analysis of a mineralised vein deposit: Curraghinalt gold deposit, County Tyrone

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 52-58

  McCaffrey, K J W ^a,b   Johnston, J D ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GOLD; MINERAL EXPLORATION; VEIN;

UK, NORTHERN IRELAND, TYRONE, CURRAGHINALT;

EID: 0029773709     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00225395     Document Type: Article

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