Statistical study of trace elements in the soluble organic and amorphous Fe-Mn phases of surficial sediments, Sudbury Basin. 1. Multivariate and spatial analysis

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-46

  Cheng, Qiuming ^a   Bonham Carter, G F ^b   Hall, G E M ^b   Bajc, A ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aqua regia digestion; Geographic information systems; Multifractal modeling; Selective leach analysis; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE FILTERING; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; COPPER NICKEL DEPOSITS; CURVE FITTING; EXTRACTION; IRON OXIDES; LEACHING; MAGNESIA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFUSE DIGESTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AQUA REGIA; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0031145548     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(96)00046-5     Document Type: Article

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