Fractality in geology: A possible use of fractals in the studies of partial melting processes

Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-27

  Soesoo, Alvar ^a   Kalda, Jaan ^a   Bons, Paul ^b   Urtson, Kristjan ^c   Kalm, Volli ^c  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Estonian basement; Fractality; Migmatite; Power law distribution; Self similarity

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; PARTIAL MELTING;

EID: 1842679219     PISSN: 14060132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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