Bayesian geochemical discrimination of mafic volcanic rocks

American Journal of Science

Volumn 306, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-209

  Shragge, Jeffrey ^a   Snow, Cameron A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; MAFIC ROCK; PROBABILITY; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANIC ROCK;

EID: 33745786059     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.306.3.191     Document Type: Article

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