Oscillatory zoning in an agate from Kazakhstan: Autocorrelation functions and fractal statistics of trace element distributions

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 915-927

  Bryxina, N A ^a   Halden, N M ^b   Ripinen, O I ^a  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correlation coefficient; Fourier analysis; Hurst exponent; Power spectrum; Width method

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MINERALOGY; ZONING;

EID: 2442571787     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021312506179     Document Type: Article

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