A Linear Programming Approach to Determine the Normative Composition of Sedimentary Rocks

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 459-476

  Podkovyrov, V N ^a   Graunov, O V ^a,b   Cullers, R L ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Linear programming; Normative calculation; Sedimentary rocks

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

EID: 0742323447     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024898024880     Document Type: Article

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