Geochemical patterns of schists from the Bushmanland Group: An artificial neural networks approach

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 91, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 81-98

  Lacassie, J P ^a,b   McClung, C R ^a   Bailie, R H ^a   Gutzmer, J ^a   Ruiz Del Solar, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Base metal mineralization; Geochemical exploration; Neural networks; South Africa; Visual analysis

Indexed keywords

BASE-METAL MINERALIZATION; LATERAL CORRELATION; SOUTH AFRICA; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

CORRELATION METHODS; LITHOLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PETROGRAPHY; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; STRATIGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; SCHIST; SILLIMANITE; SULFIDE GROUP;

AFRICA; NAMAQUALAND; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33748459454     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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