Compositional data analysis of geological variability and process: A case study

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 753-772

  Thomas, Christopher W ^a   Aitchison, John ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lattice hypothesis testing; Logistic discriminant analysis; Metamorphosed limestones; Ordination; Perturbation of a composition; Singular value decomposition

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DATA REDUCTION; DECOMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIMESTONE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIMESTONE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAMPIAN HIGHLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646240849     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-005-7378-4     Document Type: Article

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