A new cluster analysis method for altered rock samples

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 439-447

  Tóth, Tivadar M ^a,b   Engi, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chemical alteration; Cluster analysis; Dichotomous function; Geochemical data analysis; Mount Etna

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA;

ITALY, SICILY, MOUNT ETNA;

EID: 0031448656     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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